Care Markets

Up to £15m to create more places of safety for people with mental health issues was announced in last month’s Queen’s Speech.

Following the announcement of the sale of its mental health services to Partnerships in Care (CCMn May 2015), Lifeways has acquired Care UK’s learning disability services and its domiciliary care business has been sold to Mears Group for £11.3m.

Psychiatric care services provider Cygnet has reported revenue of £118.4m for the 14 months ended 31 December 2014.

In Northern Ireland, 11 care homes are being considered for closure as its five health trusts look at alternative types of accommodation for older...

Councils are preparing to cut frontline services as they seek to make further savings to their budgets. The latest survey from the Association of Directors...

A consortium of public sector and voluntary bodies has been chosen to deliver a 10-year contract integrated health and social care contract in Croydon,...

Selby district council is aiming to become the first dementia-friendly council in the UK. The initiative is being spearheaded by Richard Sweeting, who was...

NICE is consulting on a new draft guideline to ensure that children and young people in the care system are able to develop stable,...

Two in five fostered teenagers are living with their third family since coming into care, according to new research from The Fostering Network. Its survey,...

The Good Care Group has appointed a consultant Admiral Nurse to support its clients with dementia receiving homecare services. Working with Dementia UK, Dr...