Beadle joins Springfield board

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Mark Beadle has been appointed to the board of Springfield Healthcare as non-executive chair. He was previously chief operating officer at Priory Healthcare Group...

Fostering placement rise boosts Ideapark’s books

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Ideapark Ltd, the holding company for the UK’s largest independent fostering agency Foster Care Associates (FCA), reported revenues of £165.7m for the year ended...

‘Difficult year’ for Shaw Healthcare

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Shaw Healthcare reported a turnover of £87.5m for the year ended 31 March 2014, an increase of 3.4% on the previous year’s £84.6m. After...

Care ‘unnacceptable’ says Welsh commissioner

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Older people entering care homes in Wales lose ‘meaningful choice’ and control over their lives, have their emotional needs neglected and do not have...

Croydon to tender £1.7bn older people’s contract?

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Croydon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is working with Croydon council to develop an integrated health and social care contract for older people’s services, estimated...

New developments

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Geniecare Homes has acquired a 37-bed care home in Frampton-on-Severn in Gloucestershire from Gary and Eileen Winchle. The purchase takes the Geniecare estate to four...

Fit for purpose – preparing for CQC’s board test: Daniel Braithwaite, healthcare solicitor at...

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Most will be aware that the new Health & Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 came into force on the 1st October...

Mixed fortunes for LA trading companies Essex Cares and Optalis

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Profits and losses were small for two local authority trading companies according to their latest sets of accounts.Essex Cares Limited experienced a slight rise...

Mixed fortunes for Life Style Care

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There was mixed fortunes for two of Life Style Care’s operating companies their results for the year ended 31 March 2014.Life Style Care plc,...

NHP to be acquired by US-based consortium for £477m

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After months of wrangling with its bondholders over its sale (CCMn June 2014), NHP is to be acquired by US investment firm Formation Capital...
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