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Digital helps drive up revenue and EBITDA at CareTech

CareTech’s new digital division helped drive up revenue and EBITDA, with a pipeline for growth expected to continue throughout the year. Interim results for the...

OakNorth Bank provides £7.5m loan for care home development

OakNorth Bank will provide a £7.5m loan to Springfield Healthcare Beverley Ltd for the development of a luxury care home in East Yorkshire. The capital...

Children’s social care not offering a ‘good enough deal’

A review of children’s social care has raised concerns about cost, profit and the financial health of providers. Publishing initial findings, The Independent Review of...

Social care employee referral app gathers momentum

Care Friends has paid out over £500,000 to workers via its points reward system. The employee referral app, which was launched in partnership with Skills...

Integrum Care Group appoints Paul Richards as chief executive

Integrum Care Group has appointed Paul Richards as its chief executive officer, replacing Julian Ball who will become a non-executive director. Richards has 20 years’...

Digital maturity among care providers showing ‘positive development’

Adult social care providers have steadily increased the use of digital tools over an  18-month period, with operators growing in confidence. Research carried out by...

Government confirms legislation will be introduced over Covid jabs

Anyone working in a CQC-registered home in England for residents requiring nursing or personal care must have two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine unless...

Concern over mandatory Covid vaccinations for care home staff

Mandatory vaccinations for all care home staff could be subject to a legal challenge without any compelling evidence. Following media reports that staff working in...

Adult social care continues to ‘experience turbulence’

More than half of adult social care council directors reported providers in their area had closed, ceased trading or handed back contracts in the...

Care providers ‘living hand to mouth’, says committee

The pandemic’s impact on social care has emphasised the sector is ‘not properly funded, lacks transparency and urgently needs reform’. A Public Accounts Committee report...