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Rise in dementia research funding needed
The new Conservative government should create a new dementia research strategy and commit to year-on-year increases in state funding, according to Alzheimer’s Research UK,...
Prior swaps CQC for DH
Chair of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) David Prior has been appointed parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department of Health with responsibility for...
Healthcare property yields rise reports Knight Frank
Investment yields in healthcare property have risen, according to Knight Frank’s market update for spring 2015.
The property consultants reported that a care home was...
Currie promoted to head up Castleoak
Craig Currie has been promoted to chief executive Castleoak and Dafydd John is now chief finance officer at the care development company. Mel Knight...
HC-One puts 24 homes up for sale
HC-One is to dispose of 24 care homes across the UK.
The operator said the homes had been selected for sale as they were ‘geographically...
Post-election ministerial moves
After the Conservative party won a parliamentary majority Alistair Burt has been appointed care minister. A former solicitor, his last ministerial role was as...
MHA completes £70m refinancing
Methodist Homes (MHA) has completed a £70m refinancing deal with Barclays in order to expand further. The funds will be used to develop more...
County care home markets and the Care Act:LaingBuisson senior consultant David Roe talks about...
Over the last few months LaingBuisson has been involved in a project, for a consortium of twelve county councils and unitary authorities, looking at...
Bupa caps 2015 spending
Bupa chief executive Stuart Fletcher has revealed that it only has up to £300m to spend in 2015 and it is looking at new...
Private sector interest returns in extra care housing
A renewed confidence among private sector developers, and a growing demand from potential leaseholders, looks set to support growth in the number of privately-owned...
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