CM Special Report

Pushing care up the political agenda - CCMn meets Paul Burstow MP

Care Homes: Ian Smith, chairman of Four Seasons Health Care Group

Chairman and founder of LNT Lawrence Tomlinson tells us about his rise from taking on the family business to becoming Entrepreneur in Residence at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

On the surface, George Osborne’s statement did not appear to affect the care sector directly. But Andrew Brookes from Hazelwoods LLP has burrowed into the detail of last month’s Budget announcement and found a few nuggets of good news for care providers.

The arguments are well rehearsed by Andrew Dilnot in his report: we need to act now to decide both the policy and legal framework for the future funding of long-term care. That it needs resolution has broad agreement; the mechanics of how are yet to be decided.

Brexit or not, there is still significant M&A activity in the UK healthcare market. Although no two deals are ever the same, in this M&A 101, I summarise some of the key issues you may encounter and highlight areas which may need particular focus and/or insight on a healthcare deal.

The payments which local authorities are willing to make for care home beds for the elderly have slipped even further away from the levels deemed fair’ to cover the costs involved and to give care home operators a reasonable rate of return on their investment.

Legal experts Eversheds respond to the national media spotlight that’s been turned on social care in the past few weeks and offers tips on survival

Partner at Eversheds, Elizabeth Graves spills the legal beans

In April, CCMN explored the current state of affairs regarding care providers taking local authorities to judicial review over what they consider to be unfair fees. This month, we look at how a number of care providers are now considering initiating judicial reviews against PCTs which refuse to pay a fair price for continuing care.