Regard sold for £119.5m

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Specialist care provider Regard has been sold for £119.5m, representing 10.5 times historic EBITDAR of £11.4m for the year ending March 2014.Under the deal...

Derbyshire agrees to £8m in compensation

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Derbyshire county council has agreed to backdate a revised increase in payments to care home providers from 2011. At a meeting last month, its cabinet...

Council’s adult social services spending remains static

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Council spending on adult social services in England remained the same in 2013-14 at £17.2bn, according to the latest figures from the Health and...

More legal challenges expected – ADASS

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Research conducted by the London School of Economics for the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) showed more than half of directors...

Postcode lottery for talking therapies

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New figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) have revealed a postcode lottery for patients trying to access psychological therapy.Backing up...

CQC to issue guidance on spy cameras in care homes

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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is to offer guidance to families and providers in relation to using cameras to monitor the quality of care...

MH services must improve – CQC The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has warned mental...

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A further 23% had not been informed who was in charge of their care and 26% had not had a formal meeting to discuss...

Commissioning bodies needed to correct ‘market failure’

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A network of intermediary commissioning bodies should be introduced to correct ‘market failure’ in the UK care sector, chief executive of LaingBuisson William Laing...

Diabetes increases dementia risk

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Having diabetes can increase the risk of developing dementia by 50%, according to a new report commissioned by Alzheimer’sDisease International (ADI).Following the results of...

DH outlines care rating plans

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Following the planned introduction of ratings for care providers, the Department of Health (DH) has outlined its plans to ensure the results can be...
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