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Homecare exit means loss for Randstad
Randstad Care Ltd, provider of staffing and recruitment solutions, reported a 14% decrease in turnover on 2011 for the year ending 31 December 2012....
Legally Speaking – July
Lifting the veil of secrecy at the Court of Protection after the Wanda Maddocks caseThe Court of Protection was established to protect people who...
Sector receives a £3.8bn boost in CSR including £2bn from NHS
Social care looks set to reap substantial benefit from the £3.8bn settlement for 2015/16 announced in last month’s comprehensive spending review, though one of...
Mencap raises £10m for supported living
Charity Mencap announced last month that it raised £10m to fund permanent homes for people with learning disabilities.
Its housing service, Golden Lane Housing, launched...
Government unveils national eligibility criteria plans
The introduction of a national eligibility criteria for social care service users could cost councils around £23m, according to The Personal Social Services Research...
Health Care REIT completes acquisition of Sunrise Senior Living
Health Care REIT has announced that it has completed the final phase of its acquisition of Sunrise Senior Living’s property portfolio.
The £4.3bn deal includes...
Training should be mandatory for all care assistants
Healthcare and care assistants should get best practice training and earn a Certificate of Fundamental Care before they can care for people unsupervised, according...
US REIT acquires Caring Homes portfolio
Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II has acquired Myriad Healthcare’s Caring Homes portfolio in a sale and leaseback agreement for £298.5m.
Under the terms of the agreement,...
Named clinician for vulnerable – Hunt
Every vulnerable older person will have a named clinician responsible for their care outside of hospital under plans announced by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt....
Bank of Ireland to exit its Great Britain banking business
The Bank of Ireland, as part of its revised 2011 EU Restructuring Plan, has been granted leave by the European Commission to maintain its...
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