CMuk meets…Kirsty Matthews

The new leader of Hft brings 30 years of experience in health and social care, both in public and private organisations, to the role....

Care home occupancy impacts income at Capability Scotland

A high level of vacancies across residential services at Capability Scotland resulted in a reduction in income for the charitable provider. Within its six care...

Sleep-in shifts: where next?

The Mencap decision has brought into focus the complex nature of the care market. Health and care employment specialists Stuart Craig and Joanna Burrows...

Agincare strengthens its training board

Care provider Agincare has strengthened its Training Now board with the appointment of Andy Tilden as a non-executive director. Tilden, who left his role as...

Galliard enters partnership to build £40m retirement village

Property developer Galliard Homes has entered a partnership to build a six-acre retirement village providing 65 homes in Lower Shiplake, Oxfordshire. It is partnering with...

Saint Cecilia’s to provide homecare services

Care group Saint Cecilia’s plans to expand its service offering by providing homecare. The Scarborough-based company, which has four homes and a day care centre,...

Four Seasons administrators continue to ‘consider all options’

Joint administrators continue to explore all possible options for the remainder of Four Seasons Health Care Group’s organisational and capital structure, including the sale...

Platform for development

Professor Green is calling for a new approach to the care sector’s workforce The government recently announced changes to the shortage occupation list and this...

From ignorance to celebration and respect

Today (Friday 2 April) the UN marks World Autism Awareness Day, just a couple of weeks after World Down Syndrome Day, which took place...

After the storm the need of calm

Donald Macaskill, chief executive of Scottish Care, offers his reflections on the past year and the need for calm The anniversaries of lockdown have been...