Performance at The Disabilities Trust dampens as it shifts focus
Difficulties experienced in staffing and occupancy resulted in The Disabilities Trust moving from a net surplus in 2021 to a deficit last year, with...
Cow Corner takes major stake in CRS
Specialist software and services focused private equity investor Cow Corner has acquired a significant stake in Compass Recruitment Solutions (CRS).
The investment will enable CRS...
New kids on the block
The children’s services sector is primed for further growth. Dr Joe Taylor, head of the North, and Dr Michelle Tempest, partner, of Candesic, examine...
SEN reforms will not address council deficits, CCN warns
Special educational needs (SEN) reforms will not address councils’ funding black hole, as their deficits reach £2.4bn this year, local authorities have warned.
Analysis from...
Recruitment and training problems leading to poor end-of-life care
Staff shortages and a lack of training means older people’s end-of-life care is often unacceptable, the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) chief inspector of adult...
David Lobb joins Boutique Care Homes as land director
Boutique Care Homes has recruited David Lobb as land director to support the provider’s growth.
He joins with over 30 years’ experience in land and...
Age Exchange merges with Community Integrated Care
South-east London based charity Age Exchange has become a subsidiary of national health and social care charity Community Integrated Care (CIC).
The move means both...
Skills for Care develops workforce data set service
Skills for Care has developed its workforce data set service by adding more features so providers can better manage records and benchmark against other...
Readiness for reforms
Stabilising the system is not enough, Gerard Crofton-Martin, director of transformation and improvement at Social Care Institute for Excellence, explains
With a recent change in personnel...
Taking the opportunity to improve
Marwood Group director Tim Read gives a detailed analysis of how care providers are improving and why the regulator’s ratings are important
This October marks...
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