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Over-prescribing of medicines putting care home residents at risk
Older people are being put at risk due to the amounts of medication they are prescribed and the resulting side effects.
Age UK said nearly...
Rising social care demands placing ‘intolerable’ burden on councils
A decade of cuts and increasing pressures on ‘safety net’ services - particularly social care - has gutted non-essential council provision including transport, housing...
Hospices receive funding boost
Hospices and palliative care services will receive £25m to help improve the quality of end of life care.
The money, which has been provided by...
Number of children with a learning disability locked up rises
NHS Digital data has shown that 2,270 people with a learning disability or autism remained locked away in inpatient units in July, of which...
Civica buys Warwick International
Digital solutions services provider Civica UK Ltd has bought Warwick International Computing Systems Ltd, for an undisclosed sum.
Warwick International is an occupational health, and...
Churchill remains cautious despite growing profits
Churchill Retirement Living has maintained a cautious approach to land buying for a second consecutive year.
It acquired 13 sites, equating to 563 plots (2018:...
Margins tighten at Radis Community Care
Radis Community Care will continue to review its domiciliary care contracts as increases in wage costs have not been matched by fee uplifts from...
Graphite to launch sale of City & County, say sources
Graphite Capital is about to launch the sale of UK homecare provider City & County Healthcare Group, sources have said.
Possibly launching next month, PricewaterhouseCoopers...
Home sweet home
The largest and most in-depth poll ever conducted of UK retirement community residents and prospective dwellers has found that people in communities have healthier...
Mears to place greater emphasis on housing with care
Mears Group plans to accelerate changes to its care business, placing increasing emphasis on housing with care.
Care revenues at the group fell 15% to...
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