Long-term plan goals dependent on social care funding, says NAO
Ambitions set out in NHS England’s long-term plan can only be assessed once funding for public health and social care have been revealed, the...
Independent Age CEO steps down
Janet Morrison (pictured) has stepped down as chief executive of Independent Age with immediate effect after nearly 12 years.
The older people’s charity said it...
Hamberley buys London care home
High-end operator Hamberley Care Homes has bought Hawthorn Green Residential and Nursing Home (pictured) for an undisclosed sum.
The
90-bed home in Stepney, London
Borough of Tower...
Octopus Healthcare adds £133m to fund
Octopus Healthcare has added £133.5m to its care home fund, while also buying seven properties in a separate deal.
Total equity raised for the fund...
Apposite invests in children’s care provider
Apposite Capital has bought specialist care provider Courtyard Care through its portfolio company Swanton Care for an undisclosed sum.
The private equity firm’s venture comes...
Council’s SEN provision under fire following investigations
A county council’s provision for children with special educational needs (SEN) has been criticised in two separate investigations after the ombudsman revealed it had...
Widespread care staff shortages in Scotland, report finds
Over half of care homes north of the border are struggling to recruit workers, according to a joint report by the Care Inspectorate...
Social care reform not taken ‘seriously’, says NHS Confederation leader
Little progress in social care has been made in the last two decades with cross-party consensus frequently breaking down causing any reform to stutter.
Speaking...
UKHCA appoints Roger Berry as chief executive
The United Kingdom Homecare Association (UKHCA) has appointed Roger Berry as its new chief executive, succeeding Bridget Warr.
Berry (pictured), who has a commercial background, has...
A quarter of sandwich carers report symptoms of mental ill-health
More than one in four sandwich carers have shown symptoms of mental ill-health while looking after both sick, disabled or older relatives and children.
This...
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