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Government errors penalising carers, MPs conclude
Carers are being heavily penalised for years of government administrative errors, a Work and Pensions Committee report has concluded.
A group of MPs has said...
Rising from the flames
Professor Green says new solutions can break the monopoly of government commissioning
It has been interesting to see over the last few weeks the number...
Stephen Minion steps down from Ashley House board
One of the original directors and shareholders of Ashley House has stepped down from its board with immediate effect due to potential conflicts of...
Shawbrook delivers first commercial loan in care sector
Shawbrook Bank has delivered its first commercial loan facility in the healthcare sector worth £12.5m to support a South West operator in a management...
Leonard Cheshire offloads 16 residential services
Leonard Cheshire has sold 16 residential services to Valorum Care, for an undisclosed sum.
Services that have been transferred are Alne Hall, Beechwood, Champion House,...
Adult social care workforce grows 1.4%
The adult social care workforce in England has grown by 20,000 to 1.49 million workers in the past year, Skills for Care research has...
Number of teenagers in care rises by more than 20%
The number of teenagers in care in England has increased more than a fifth over the past five years.
A report published by the children’s...
Reality of financial pressures playing out in complaints to ombudsman
The ‘stark reality’ of financial pressures that councils have faced over the past decade are playing out in the complaints the Local Government and...
NFA buys Outcomes First Group
The National Fostering Agency (NFA) has bought Outcomes First Group from Sovereign Capital, for undisclosed sum.
As reported in May, Sovereign Capital began the sale...
Bupa’s older people’s care business hit by Australia operations
Underlying profit has declined by £25m at Bupa’s aged care businesses worldwide.
Revenues at its aged care services grew in the UK and Spain but...
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