City and County snaps up Carewatch branches and schemes
City and County Healthcare Group has completed the acquisition of 20 homecare branches and five extra care schemes from Carewatch, for an undisclosed sum.
The...
Skills for Care appoints interim chief executive
Andy Tilden has been appointed interim chief executive officer of Skills for Care and will take over at the end of next month when...
Foster carers lacking support and recognition, report finds
Foster carers feel they lack support and recognition in the role they play in children’s social care, The Fostering Network’s annual report has found.
Many...
Fire safety failures found in London care homes
The London Fire Brigade has written to every care home in the capital after inspectors found serious fire safety failures in properties.
Fire officials are...
Reducing the inspection burden on providers
Eleanore Robinson reports from LaingBuisson’s Northern Long Term Care Seminar
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is working on a project to reduce the inspection burden...
Demands for social care to be ‘full partner’ of health service
The government has been accused of lacking an integrated approach when it comes to health and social care.
During a House of Lords (HoL) debate...
Statins reduce cardiovascular disease risk in older people, study finds
Statin therapy should be more widely used among older people as it reduces the risk of heart attacks and strokes, according to Medical Research...
Political parties unite to beat loneliness
Political parties north of the border have joined forces to beat loneliness in Scotland.
Lib Dem Leader Willie Rennie, Scottish Conservative interim leader Jackson Carlaw,...
Some are more equal than others
Professor Green argues that in every aspect of life ageism is alive and kicking
It is certain that 2019 will be a very critical year....
Lack of financial closures results in losses for Ashley House
Ashley House posted a pre-tax loss of £1.7m during the half-year to 31 October 2018 as no schemes reached financial close.
The health and social...
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