More enjoyable mealtimes for people with dementia

How to make mealtimes more enjoyable for people with dementia was the subject of a recent conference organised by Jewish Care.The conference, attended by...

HMRC seeks to close loophole on laser treatment

Cosmetic laser treatment providers are being told to review their treatment of VAT after it emerged that a number of businesses have been treating...

Barchester backers snap up Castlebeck

Castlebeck Group has been acquired by Castle Holdings Ltd – a Jersey-based operation owned by private equity group Lydian Capital – for £225m.The north...

Nestor to demerge staffing business

Nestor Healthcare Group PLC has announced a proposal to spin off of its staffing operations, which it intends to float on the AIM market.The...

Sales increase but still no profits at Surgicare

Surgicare, the cosmetic surgery and treatment business, has yet to report a profit despite another year of sales increases.In its latest financials for the...

Hampshire’s ENHANCE programme nears end

Hampshire’s controversial care home replacement programme edged closer to completion last month with the official opening of Fleming House, the ninth home in the...

Havering care transfer not a threat to human rights

A High Court judge has said that local authorities continue to hold responsibilities for the human rights of care home residents even if provision...

Eligibility consultations

Northamptonshire council has issued questionnaires and will hold a series of public meetings to garner opinions on proposals to change the eligibility criteria for...

Bradford consults on care

Bradford council has launched a three-month consultation to reassess the charges it levies for home and day care after its social services department announced...

York redeploys home

Work to convert a former residential care home into a specialist unit to support people with dementia and other mental health conditions has begun...