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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...
Going back to school
Eleanore Robinson investigates what is being done to promote career opportunities in care
The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) is due to launch...
The homecare deficit
Colin Angel is calling for action as councils buy homecare ‘on the cheap’
The current rates that councils are paying for state-funded homecare services have...
Meallmore profit growth due to occupancy and fees
Rising occupancy and fee rates helped care home provider Meallmore post growing turnover and profit, its latest financial report has shown.
The Scottish operator, which...
Scottish care sector to benefit from nursing intake
The Scottish care sector is set for a boost after student nursing and midwifery places increased for the seventh consecutive year to reach record...
Four days a week
Alistair Kleebauer explores the impact of long working hours
To a stressed care worker the idea might be laughable, but if the influential economist John...
Reimagining the workforce
Dr Donald Macaskill challenges the sector to redesign staff roles
There is much written about the choices people have when it comes to accessing care services.
It...
The heart of the community
Middleton Hall is set to become employee owned. Mia Vigar communications lead at consultancy firm Baxendale examines why the model could be a solution...
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