Care Markets

The head of the National Care Forum has raised a number of concerns about the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC)plans to put care providers in...

With headlines proclaiming the increasing strains that the NHS is under, the latest research from healthcare consultancy LaingBuisson argues that there is a mass...

If elected in May, Labour plans to focus its energies, and finances, on fully integrating health and social care and reeling in private sector involvement in the sector – including repealing the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has released a new report examining the first five years of the implementation of the deprivation of liberty safeguards,...

Greater London is the optimum place in England and Wales to invest in a care property, according to the latest research from Knight Frank.Using...

Molecules in the blood formed from cholesterol could be linked to a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research from Kings...

So-called ‘vulture fund’ Monarch Alternative Capital (Europe) Ltd was involved in the acquisition of Executive Care Group at the end of last year through...

The Department for Education is to introduce two new qualifications for care workers in residential children’s homes to identify the early signs of child sexual exploitation and cyberbullying.

Charitable operator The Orders of St John Care Trust experienced a rise in revenues from £95m to £99.6m in the year ended 31 March 2014. After resources expended from its care operations of £93.4m (2013: £90.2m) and governance costs of £3.6m (2013: £3.1m) were deducted, the charity achieved a net income for the year of £2.6m (2013: £1.8m).

There is significant variation in the quality of the commissioning of neurological services among clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), a report from the Neurological Alliance...