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Conference season brings new policies from all three major parties
New adult social care policies were unveiled by all three main political parties at their respective party conferences last month.The Liberal Democrat conference approved...
Legal challenge over Birimingham bidding?
The Birmingham Care Consortium (BCC), which represents independent providers in the city, voted unanimously last month to join forces with neighbouring care associations to...
City and county exploring sale or flotation
Sovereign Capital is to either sell or attempt a stock market flotation of its domiciliary care provider City and County Healthcare.
The venture capitalist is...
Closure of 20 homes in Northern Ireland proposed for second time
Northern Ireland’s health and social care board has re-launched a consultation proposing the closure of around 20 state-run homes in the province.The facilities under...
C&C expands its services
Social housing provider Coast & Country is expanding its support for older and disabled residents with the launch of a ‘one-stop-shop’ to help people...
Ombudsman Rules councils responsible for home costs
The Local Government Ombudsman has told councils that they are ultimately responsible for the actions of the care homes they commission services from after...
Strong interest in Cambridgeshire contract
Seven private providers have reached the next stage in the bid to win the £800m older people’s services contract from Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical...
Fewer users involved in care plans
A survey of 13,000 community mental health service users has found that fewer people are now involved in their care plans (CPA) than inAround...
NFA parent company posts maiden results
Belton Associates (Group Holdings) Limited, the new holding company for the National Fostering Agency following its Graphite-backed management buyout from Sovereign (CCMn February 2012),...
MHF calls for integration
Treating physical and mental health as separate entities is flawed according to a report by the Mental Health Foundation, published last month, which made...
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