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Doctorcall to offer Covid jabs alongside flu vaccination service
Visiting doctor service Doctorcall has become one of the latest independent sector providers to announce it will be delivering private Covid-19 vaccinations.
The company, which...
Left behind
Commission finds ‘pre-existing’ mistrust of government and public bodies among some disabled Black, Asian and minority ethnic people because of long-standing experiences of discrimination...
TDL impacted by reduced demand for Covid testing
Pathology firm The Doctors Laboratory (TDL) has reported a 20% decline in revenue for the year ended 30 June 2022 as demand for Covid-19 testing subsided.
In...
Pushing for policy change
Dr Jane Townson explains why transformation of the sector in the short term is unlikely
In 1963, when my great grandma reached 85 years, there...
Pandemic preparedness plans for social care ‘wholly inadequate’
Local authority pandemic preparedness plans for social care were ‘wholly inadequate’, the Covid Inquiry has heard.
Giving evidence on Tuesday morning (27 June), former health...
Joint administrators appointed for The Regenerative Clinic
The Regenerative Clinic, which provided regenerative treatments in orthopaedics, aesthetics, and gynaecology, has gone into administration following the axation of a key Covid-19 testing...
Vision for social care falls short of ‘triggering fundamental reforms’
Momentum gathered around social care reform risks being lost if the direction of travel stops short of ‘triggering fundamental’ changes.
The Nuffield Trust, as part...
Occupancy recovery
Leveraging data from its national database, Cushman & Wakefield has analysed the challenges faced by care homes for older people since the first wave...
Cornerstone Healthcare to test staff for Covid-19 antibodies
Cornerstone Healthcare is partnering with PremaLabs Diagnostics to test their staff for Covid-19 antibodies to gain a better understanding of the virus and its...
‘Small fraction’ of financial support spent on care staff
Government support helped avert financial crisis in the care home sector during the pandemic, but it remains unclear if all emergency funding went to...
Reform plans could dampen investor appetite
Investors could begin to lose appetite in the care home sector due to threats from charging reform policies.
Publishing the 33rd edition of Care Homes...
Cygnet reports explosion in demand for CAMHS services in wake of pandemic
Mental health provider Cygnet Health Care has released figures showing a sharp increase in demand for its Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) facilities...
HMT reports deficit as costs wipe out sharp rise in income
Charitable hospital and care home provider The Healthcare Management Trust (HMT) has said a sharp increase in income in FY 2021 was offset by rising costs...
Covid puts Fairfield in ‘vulnerable’ financial position
Fairfield Independent Hospital has said its financial position remained ‘vulnerable’ in FY 2021 as the Covid-19 pandemic continued to restrict activity.
Total income was up...
iPP buoyed by Covid testing and recovery in core services
Significant growth in Covid-19 testing combined with gradual recovery in pathology services and entry into the sexual health testing market has boosted revenue at...
Paycare income dips despite recovery in policyholder numbers
Paycare has reported a 4.6% dip in premium income to £6.1m despite some recovery in policyholder numbers.
The health cash plan provider, which had previously warned...
Rising costs impact quarterly EBITDA at Voyage Care
Growth in occupancy and weekly fees helped drive up revenue at Voyage Care in the first quarter of the financial year, but figures were...
Ramsay UK hospital earnings fall as Covid disruption continues
Revenue from Ramsay Health Care’s UK hospital business increased by just 1.3% in FY 2022 as a sharp rise in patient income was offset...
Occupancy recovery ‘slow but steady’ at B&M Care Group
Full recovery from the pandemic could take a further two years at B&M Care Group due to possible further waves of Covid-19 and unknown...
Second fiddle
How has Covid impacted the homecare sector? Ellie Robinson takes a closer look
The impact on UK care homes has been the main focus when...