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CQC consults on fee increases
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is seeking the sector’s view on plans to increase regulatory fees from 1 April 2017. In a consultation published...
Keeping the workers happy
When the balance of supply and demand becomes out of kilter, recruiting a care home manager can be difficult. Director of LaingBuisson Search James...
Getting the best manager for the job
In an increasingly pressurised market, one constant of care home provision is the need to have in place a good manager. Emma Dent reports.
As...
Quality Vs Costs: Is it possible to provide good quality homecare in the face...
Max Wurr, director of policy and communications, City & County Healthcare Group
Barely a week passes without new warnings about the state of social care...
The new normal
Legal changes to enforcement powers to ensure care services are safe are reviewed by Sean Elson, partner in Pinsent Mason's healthcare regulation team:
Although the...
Revenues up but surplus down for Housing & Care 21
Ahead of its announcement to exit the homecare market, not-for-profit operator Housing & Care 21 reported a 7.8% rise in revenues from £203.7m to...
InBusiness: news in brief
WCS Care has announced it has become the first care home provider in England to receive five outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission....
Future care needs not being considered
More than three-quarters of over-45s say they have yet to think about care or discuss it with family and only 6% have made any...
£10m home opens in Somerset
Construction work on a £10m care home in Bridgwater, Somerset for N. Notaro Homes Limited has been completed. The care home comprises 66 end-suite...
MH funding not reaching the frontline
Analysis published by The King’s Fund has found that 40% of NHS mental health trusts saw their income fall in 2015/16, despite government pledges...
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