Kent PFI proposal

Kent county council is inviting approaches from companies and consortia interested in a PFI project aimed at providing a 'new model of care' for...

GSCC appointments

The Department of Health (DoH) has appointed Baroness Pithkeathly as temporary chair of the General Social Care Council (GSCC).The Baroness has been chair of...

Leeds mental health services

Leeds Mental Health Commissioners have sought expressions of interest for the provision of a staffed six-bed intermediate care hostel for people with mental health...

First chair of SCIE appointed

The Department of Health and the Welsh Assembly have announced that Jane Campbell will be the first chair of the Social Care Institute of...

Craegmoor sale completed

Legal & General Ventures (LGV) has completed the acquisition of Craegmoor Healthcare Ltd from its existing shareholders, principally Warburg Pincus. The price has not...

Barnet to transfer home care

The London Borough of Barnet is seeking expressions of interest from home care providers as it seeks to transfer its remaining in-house home care...

Users find little difference between independent and in-house providers

London Borough of Harrow is conducting a market testing exercise for the provision of domiciliary care services in the borough in the light of...

Scottish Executive social care appointments

The Scottish Executive has announced the appointment of four women to senior social care posts. Jacquie Roberts, current director of social work at Dundee...

Essex services for disabled people

A new five-year strategy has been produced by Essex social services outlining how it will change its provision for people with physical and sensory...

Charity diversifies services

Methodist Homes, part of the MHA Care Group, has taken the reins of a Northamptonshire nursing home in an attempt to diversify its services...