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MPs fear staffing levels at CQC could be stretched
Staffing levels at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) need to be closely monitored to ensure there are enough inspectors to handle a potentially higher...
Social care services account for over half of local authorities’ spend
One in ten councils with social care responsibilities (CSSRs) will have exhausted their cash reserves within the next three years if they continuing spending...
Danshell appoints new group medical director
Danshell, a specialist care provider for people with learning disabilities and autism, has appointed Dr Dale Lawrence as group medical director.
Lawrence, who has taken...
Children struggling to access mental health services, says CQC report
Children and young people are reaching ‘crisis point’ before accessing mental health services because public services are not working together effectively, a report from...
DfE ends SLCN contract
The Department for Education (DfE) has discontinued a specialist Speech Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) contract it funded for ten years.
Instead, the department has...
Nursing weekly rate rise falls short, says care body
A 2% rise in NHS funded nursing care announced by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) will not meet the pressures that...
Fresh warning to councils over charging procedures
Councils across England have been reminded that information given to families looking to place relatives in care homes must be accurate and meet statutory...
Government’s response to CMA report lacks detail, argues Care England
The Government’s response to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)’s care home market report is short on detail and does not offer enough answers...
Ashley House moves forward with community care project
Health and community care property partner Ashley House has reached financial close on its extra care housing development in Scarborough, north Yorkshire.
The facility, a...
Scottish MPs told technological innovation must not replace care staff
Care sector representative bodies have warned a group of SMPs that innovation and technological advancements should not be used to replace human beings when...
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