NCF launches environmental sustainability member network
National Care Forum (NCF) has launched a membership network to support organisations embarking on their journeys towards sustainability.
The representative body for not-for-profit social care...
Agincare grows nursing care and reablement capacity
Agincare has partnered with Southwark Council to increase nursing care and reablement capacity in the borough after opening a specialist unit at Waterside Care...
DHSC needs to show how it will deliver its reform agenda, says NAO
Plans to overhaul the adult social care system are behind schedule despite progress in some areas, National Audit Office (NAO) has said.
Two years into...
Nick Essex joins Liaise Group as chief financial officer
Liaise Group – provider of specialist care services for adults with learning disabilities, mental health and other complex needs – has appointed Nick Essex...
Abbeyfield to close 29 properties with decision on 14 others expected
Abbeyfield Society has decided to close 29 of its properties following consultation, with a decision on a further 14 still to be decided.
As reported...
Campaign to improve digital confidence in care
Skills for Care is running a campaign throughout November and December to support people working in social care to feel confident with digital technology.
The...
Care staff have less time to meet people’s needs, say council leaders
Frontline adult social care staff are increasingly taking on tasks previously delivered by NHS workers, according to seven in 10 council directors.
They argue this...
Operating deficit grows at Sheffcare as it invests in staff
Lower revenues and growing staff costs resulted in a Sheffcare’s operating deficit more than doubling, its latest results show.
While occupancy continued to the grow...
Transforming the negotiating position
Reliable data remains the best route to getting a fair price for care. LaingBuisson founder and executive chair William Laing explains
As councils prepare their...
Abdul Ravat to chair federation’s older person’s housing group
Abbeyfield Society’s head of relationships and development, Abdul Ravat, has been appointed chair of the National Housing Federation’s (NHF) older person’s housing group.
He will...
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