Welsh Assembly funding leaves disabled groups unhappy

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The Welsh health and social services minister Dr Brian Gibbons has come under fire from a coalition of disabled groups angry that, despite a...

Registration could prove an obstacle to care careers

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Interest in ‘caring careers’ is growing according to figures released by the Department of Health (DH) last month. However, experts have warned that ongoing...

NICE looks to tackle malnutrition

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All new admissions to care homes should be screened for malnutrition according to new guidance published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical...

Experts in care homes would drastically reduce hospital visits

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The Department of Health’s (DH) emergency care tsar Sir George Alberti has told healthcare professionals that every residential and nursing care home for the...

EU services directive votes to exempt social care

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Members of the European Parliament have voted to exempt a range of social services including social housing, care of the elderly and support for...

Working group to investigate community care opportunities

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The Department of Health (DH) has launched a working group made up of professional medical bodies that will look into ways in which the...

GMC comes down hard on former care bosses

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The General Medical Council (GMC) has struck off two care home operating GPs after its Fitness to Practice panel found they were guilty of...

Oldham childcare moves forward with Advanced

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Stockport-based residential care provider Advanced Childcare Ltd has won the contract to operate two authority-owned residential children’s homes in Oldham.Oldham opted for a partnership...

Guardian closure due to staffing pressures

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Guardian Care Homes, the residential care chain that announced a refinancing package opening up £15m for new growth last September (CCMN October 2005), is...

New Developments

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Executive Care Group, the North East England residential care provider, has begun construction of a three-storey, 80-bed home on the site of the old...
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