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As with other parts of social care, children’s services are struggling to staff settings. Ellie Robinson investigates some of the issues facing the market...
CM Meets… Tim Davies
Envivo Group will be changing its name to Ivolve from January. Ahead of the rebrand, its chief executive discusses his first year at the...
Energy discount for those receiving care welcomed
Care home residents will receive a £400 discount on their fuel bills through a government energy support scheme.
People in England, Scotland and Wales without...
Providers ‘depleting their reserves’ to stay afloat, says report
Labour market volatility is leaving some care providers ‘financially vulnerable’ as they use cash reserves to retain staff.
Analysis by Community Integrated Care for its...
Avery Healthcare appoints Lorna Rose to chief executive officer
Avery Healthcare Group has appointed Lorna Rose to the role of chief executive officer.
She had been a managing director with Barchester Healthcare for the...
Greater fairness needed
Professor Green explains why he thinks the CQC is dysfunctional
The CQC is beginning yet another reorganisation and is putting itself into teams across both...
Staffing remains area of ‘intense management focus’ at Four Seasons
Increased levels of agency use at Four Seasons Health Care continued during the second and third quarters of the year, with ‘significant management focus...
‘Significant challenges’ for care services over winter
County councils are bracing themselves for a tough winter in social care as the number of requests for support continues to rise.
Local authorities in...
Spirit of innovation
Uncomfortable conversations need to be had. Daniel Casson explains why
The focus of my work is on innovation in care: new systems, new ways of...
Low fee rates leading to shortage of homecare workers
The minimum fee rate for buying homecare by local authorities and the NHS has been calculated at £25.95 per hour, up from £23.20.
Allowing for...
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