Benefits of technology
Professor Martin Green identifies the positive influence of the digital revolution
It is true to say that the 21st-century will be completely redefined by technology....
CareTech positive over fee rises
Initial discussions between CareTech and local authorities on annual fee increases have been positive, its executive chairman Farouq Sheikh has told the group’s annual...
Target delivers portfolio diversification with investments
Target Healthcare REIT invested £81.8m in development assets and care homes during the six months to 31 December 2018, as it continued to diversify...
Parliamentary group aims to tackle care crisis
MPs Louise Haigh and Gillian Keegan will be joint chairs of a new parliamentary group on social care, which has been launched.
The All Party...
Council at fault for moving autistic teenager
An investigation has found significant faults with the way a council moved an autistic teenager from her residential special school midway through her studies.
The...
Coalition tells PM care services on brink of collapse
The government’s failure to grasp the crisis in social care is leaving millions of vulnerable people deprived of the support, with services in parts...
Social infrastructure not a ‘dominant’ investment strategy for iCON
iCON Infrastructure does not expect social infrastructure to become a ‘dominant’ part of its investment strategy.
Speaking at LaingBuisson’s Investing in Healthcare Conference 2019, managing...
Impact appoints Amanda Aldridge non-executive director
Impact Healthcare REIT has appointed Amanda Aldridge as a non-executive director with immediate effect.
She will join the audit, remuneration and nomination committees and be...
Care workers lack ‘collective voice’, report finds
The Scottish social care workforce has a ‘limited meaningful collective voice’ leading to employees unable to discuss their concerns effectively.
The Fair Work Convention is calling...
‘Who Am I’ feature launched to help improve dementia care
Person Centred Software has launched a ‘Who I Am’ feature as part of its Mobile Care Monitoring tool.
The feature aims to help staff provide...