Authority man moves to independent sector

Richmond Fellowship Scotland, provider of care for people with mental health conditions and learning difficulties, has appointed Austen Smyth as chief executive. Smyth's previous...

GLP takes over healthcare surveyor

Business consultant to the care sector GLP has expanded its presence in the UK healthcare market with the purchase of a majority holding in...

Authorities explore assistive technology

More disabled, elderly and long-term ill residents claiming social care are to receive the tools to live at home for longer as further local...

Leeds greenlights new care plans

Senior councillors in Leeds are looking for over £50m of PFI financing as part of a massive overhaul to its care programming for people...

Skills for Care reschedule NVQ deadline

Care providers have been given extra time to meet national qualification targets for NVQs following the announcement that Skills for Care is to tie...

NCA head voted back

Nadra Ahmed has been re-elected as chair of the National Care Association for a fourth consecutive term.Following an AGM decision to change the group's...

Castleoak increases turnover and profits

Specialist care home construction company Castleoak has announced a healthy year with turnover up by 39% and pre-tax profit growth of 42% to the...

Careforce acquisition

Careforce Group plc, the domiciliary care provider that was listed on the AIM market in November 2004, has acquired the trade and assets of...

Charity attacks GP publication

National charity Action on Elder Abuse has written to the Press Complaints Commission demanding that the monthly GP magazine Pulse be forced to apologise...

Children’s homes too quick to call police

Staff at care homes for children and adolescents are too eager to call out the police to deal with problematic situations among residents according...