Saudi Arabia to learn from UK models

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A delegation of healthcare experts from Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital met with the English Community Care Association (ECCA) last month on a...

ENHANCE network marches on despite criticism

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Hampshire county council's controversial ENHANCE network of care homes has come in for renewed criticism from the sector some two years after CCMN first...

New CEO for government care improvement programme

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The Department of Health (DH) has appointed Richard Humphries as the chief executive of its Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP) following his role as...

£50,000 for older people health scheme

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A project empowering social workers and nurses to design care programmes for older people in order to avoid unnecessary hospital visits has been awarded...

Major provider looks to achieve green operation

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In an effort to ensure that its 252 care homes operate to environmentally friendly standards BUPA Care Services has appointed an energy surveyor to...

‘Fragile’ domiciliary market needs fixing

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The fragmented nature of the domiciliary care market is leaving smaller companies vulnerable to changing patterns of demand in home care provision, according to...

Barchester leads pack in Priory sale

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According to market speculators Barchester Healthcare, the care provider owned by Irish tycoons John Magnier, JP McManus and Dermot Desmond, is likely to emerge...

FSA talk tough on equity release schemes

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In the wake of the government announcement that home reversion schemes are to come under official regulation the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has revealed...

LSC boosts recruitment potential

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The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) for Coventry and Warwickshire has increased its efforts to address skills shortages in the local care sector with...

Specialist units opened by Barchester and MS Society partnership

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An extension to an Exeter care home has enabled Barchester Healthcare to build its care provision for residents with severe physical disabilities and those...
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