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Workforce strains ‘exacerbated’ by Brexit, says cabinet secretary

Social care workforce pressures are being ‘exacerbated’ by uncertainty over the prospect of the UK leaving the European Union. Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Health...

Scottish housing with care task force to tackle lack of provision

A task force has been set up to establish why Scotland is falling behind England and comparable countries in housing with care provision for...

CareTech invests in mental health services in the UAE

CareTech International Ltd - a wholly owned subsidiary of CareTech Holdings Plc – has invested more than £7m in a private outpatient mental health...

CQC removes Optima Care locations from registration

Optima Care Ltd is no longer providing regulatory care to service users following action from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The regulator has published findings...

Target Healthcare agrees £9.7m deal

Target Healthcare REIT has purchased a site and entered into a forward funding agreement for the development of an elderly care home in Rudheath,...

Adlington Management Services adds communities to portfolio

Adlington Management Services (AMS) has taken on six more retirement communities, in addition to the half-dozen it already manages. The management arm of Adlington Retirement...

Understanding the cost of homecare

Rising wages will impact the cost of care. Colin Angel provides the detail Calculating the costs of homecare has become an annual event for me...

Video: Simon Parker speaks to Nadra Ahmed 

In this episode Simon Parker, founder of the care management consultancy SP&P, speaks to Nadra Ahmed, executive chairman of the National Care Association. Last...

Regulator promotes sexual safety

Almost half of sexual incidents reported to the care regulator from registered providers were categorised as sexual assault, a report has found.  Using information received...

Covid-19: Employing staff in the care sector

Jo Moseley, a professional support lawyer in the employment team at Irwin Mitchell, explains the key issues providers need to be aware of in...