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Getting the best deal when contracting with LAs
Emma Young, senior associate at Anthony Collins Solicitors, looks at what to consider
It is now axiomatic that funding of the adult social care sector...
Council spending continues to fall despite Care Act
Research conducted by Revitalise has found that more than half of England’s local authorities spent less on services for disabled people and carers despite...
NHS head says health cash should go to care
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens said last month that any extra health funding should be diverted to social care. Speaking at the NHS...
Directing social care delivery – CCMn meets ADASS president Harold Bodmer
With the introduction of the national living wage and the social care precept, plus the continuing rounds of public sector spending cuts, it is...
Acorn remains in the red
Acorn Care 1 Limited reported revenues of £114.6m, an increase of 3.2% on the previous year’s £111.1m, for the year ended 31 August 2015....
Keeping care services in the neighbourhood
Emma Dent looks at how local authority trading companies are faring in the care market
As councils come under increasing financial pressure, they must look...
Margins remain under pressure at Priory
Ahead of the Competition and Markets Authority decision on its £1.5bn acquisition by Acadia this month, Priory Group has said it remains in a...
HC-One to sell off 70 homes to reduce £200m debt
HC-One is to sell off around 70 homes under a sale-and-leaseback arrangement to pay off £200m of debt. The care home provider has appointed...
English LAs plan 3.4% fee uplift despite NLW and precept
The implementation of the National Living Wage (NLW) in April, imposing a 7.5% increase on minimum pay from £6.70 to £7.20 per hour, and...
Committee concerns for autism waiting times
Members of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Autism (APPGA) have expressed their concern after NHS England figures revealed average waiting times between diagnosis...
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