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Care Workers Charity chief executive to step down

Alex Ramamurthy is stepping down from his role as The Care Workers Charity (CWC) chief executive on 30 November, having led the organisation through...

Tax rises can rescue struggling social care, LGA says

National tax rises must be considered as one of the solutions to help rescue struggling social care services, council leaders have said. Increases should include...

Live music can benefit care homes, say researchers

Hearing live music can have ‘significant’ benefits for older people and should form a key part of activities in care homes, a report has...

Subdued market impacts McCarthy & Stone profits

Pre-tax profit has fallen 37% to £58m (2017: £92m) at McCarthy & Stone as build cost increases and subdued market conditions impacted the retirement housebuilder. Its...

Friends of the Elderly subsidiary exits council contracts

Friends of the Elderly subsidiary Triangle Community Services chose to withdraw from ‘all significant public authority contracts’ during the last financial year as it...

CQC closes Manchester care home

A Manchester care home that was putting its residents at risk of serious harm has been forced to close after failing to turn its...

Children’s special needs costing stretched councils

A cash crisis in children’s special education needs is pushing councils to breaking point and forcing parents into long legal battles, the Observer has...

Maisons de Famille takes controlling stake of Dorea

French group Maisons de Famille (MdF) has become a majority shareholder of care home operator Dorea, taking over from private equity fund Quadriga Capital. MdF...

LGA warns children’s services at ‘tipping point’

Children’s services are being pushed to a tipping point as social workers start new cases for more than 1,000 children each day, Local Government...

Whistleblowing protection and individual liability

Employment lawyer at Simmons and Simmons LLP Audrey Williams examines the possible need to revisit the UK’s whistleblowing model to comply with new EU...