AXA UK appoints board chairman

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AXA UK has appointed Ian Brimecome as chairman of the Board. Mr Brimecome has been a non-executive director of AXA UK for six years....

Social care ‘worth £43bn to economy’

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A report commissioned by workforce body Skills for Care found that the economic value of the social care sector in England is worth an...

Birmingham’s mental health is ‘shambolic’

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Birmingham city council was found to have failed in its mental health assessment processes last month and did not provide direct payments in a...

Bolton council restructures

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Bolton council has restructured its care home services following a report which identified abuse of vulnerable adults at a council run home. The Bolton...

Bowen to lead Carers Wales

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Carers UK has appointed Keith Bowen as director of Carers Wales. Formerly a manager for Contact a Family Wales, he takes up the post...

Sugarman calls for care pathways

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Chief executive of mental health charity St Andrews Healthcare, Professor Philip Sugarman called for more bespoke care pathways for mental health patients last month. Speaking...

New developments

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Construction and property solutions company Strategic Team Group has completed a £1.1m supported living development in Huddersfield on behalf of Connect Housing. Kings Mill Court...

Unexplained expenses spoil Orchard’s profits

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In a somewhat cryptic set of results for the year ended 31 March 2012, Orchard Care Homes.Com achieved a turnover of £58.7m, an increase...

Rise in revenues at Runwood

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In what the directors described as a year of growth and consolidation, care home operator Runwood Homes has reported revenues of £73.8m for the...

PLD deaths due to ‘wrong NHS care’

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More than 1,200 people with a learning disability die in England each year because they are not getting the right healthcare within the NHS,...
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