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Better Care Fund launch delayed
The launch of the £3.8bn Better Care Fund, which would see the pooling of NHS and local authority budgets to deliver integrated health and...
Scottish intermediate care support plans
Scottish Health Secretary Alex Neil has outlined plans to identify what additional support may be needed for specialist intermediate care services.
It is hoped growth...
LGA calls for five-year health and social care plan
A five-year commitment to transform health and social care funding is urgently needed to avoid the care system spiralling towards a deeper crisis, council...
Private provider complaints rise – LGO
There was a 14% increase in the number of adult social care complaints about registered private providers to the Local Government Ombudsman (LGOs) last...
MH Trusts sending more Patients away from local area
NHS mental health trusts are sending an increasing number of patients to hospitals away from their local area.
Figures obtained under the Freedom of Information...
Fears for ABI support
Acquired brain injury (ABI) charityHeadway reported last month that local authority budget cuts and welfare reform has caused almost half of people (48%) with...
Drop in care home businesses going bust
The number of care home businesses becoming insolvent fell by 24% in 2013, as many businesses in the sector finally reached the end of...
People rule themselves out of fostering
Less than a third of UK adults think they would be likely to be accepted as foster carers were they to apply within the...
What can we expect from the care home insurance market?
The care home insurance market will get worse before it gets better, according to a leading broker, following reports that rates are set to...
New developments – June
Camino Healthcare has opened a new specialist care home in Tipton, West Midlands.
Oak House will offer a 24-hour nursing service for adults with mental...
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