Monaghan takes the top job at Methodist Homes

Methodist Homes has appointed Sam Monaghan as its new chief executive. Previously corporate director of children's services at Barnardo's, he has also worked at...

Potential sleep-in costs put pressure on local services

Extra cash raised by councils to pay for social care services will be ‘wiped out’ by the cost of paying for the government’s National...

More than 230 million medication errors occur each year, say researchers

An estimated 237 million medication errors could be happening in England each year, according to data, with mistakes in administering drugs more likely to...

Adult social care workforce consultation launched

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has launched a consultation in partnership with Skills for Care looking into the challenges workers in...

C&C acquires majority of Ark Home Healthcare

Ark Home Healthcare has been offloaded by private equity fund Core Capital for an undisclosed sum to City and County Healthcare Group, with MiHomecare...

Southern strategy increases Hallmark’s profits

Hallmark Care Homes Group reported a 6.5% rise in revenues from £52.4m to £56.3m for the year ended 31 March 2017. Cost of sales...

Care England wins right to intervene in sleep-in appeal

Care England has now joined the sleep-in fray after winning the right to intervene in Mencap's Court of Appeal case, due to be heard next month.  The...

Future lease costs leave Avery just in the red

Avery Healthcare Holdings reported a 7.7% rise in revenues for the year ended 31 March 2017 from £126m to £135.8m. Cost of sales were £72.9m...

Solutions to the adult social care funding crisis?

Analysis of the five most commonly raised solutions to the adult social care funding crisis in England has been published by The King’s Fund...

Cavendish Coalition demand clarity over EU social care workforce

The country ‘cannot afford’ to lose its EU health and social care workforce as it faces ‘huge challenges’ post-Brexit. The warning from the Cavendish Coalition...