Most community contracts rolled over

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Only around 6.5% of the value of community service contracts due to expire this year will be subject to competitive procurement, research by Monitor...

Burham outlines private sector role

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Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has insisted the independent sector does have a role to play in implementing Labour’s ten-year health and social care...

More older people to become seriously ill

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The NHS may have to support up to 1m more older people with serious illnesses within the next ten years, research from the International...

Capacity starts to grow in residential care home market

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The residential care home sector for older and physically disabled people has entered a new phase in which capacity has started to grow again,...

NHS England chief says some mh hospitals will have to close

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The government is to take ‘radical’ action to ensure people with learning disabilities or autism do not continue to live in inappropriate hospital settings.Four...

Cap consultation outlines Care Act funding changes

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The Department of Health (DH) has published draft guidance and a consultation focusing on the funding of services under the Care Act 2014, ahead...

CQC expresses concern over MH detentions

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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has expressed concerns that people are being detained in England under the Mental Health Act without their legal rights...

CQC issues standards and cameras guidance

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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published guidance on meeting the new fundamental standards, which come into force in April (CCMn July 2014).The document...

Ombudsman warning over capacity assessments

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The Local Government Ombudsman has reminded social workers to correctly record capacity assessments under the Mental Capacity Act after a man with dementia was...

NICE guide for care homes

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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a new guide for local authorities and partner organisations caring for people in...
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