Autumn Budget Must Back England’s Counties as Social Care Spend Increases
County and rural councils are facing a £7 billion-a-year increase in service costs by 2028/9 unless the Government takes action in next month’s Autumn Budget,…
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Care providers
National Care Service Vision Leaves the Care Home Market with “More Questions than Answers”
The founder and executive chairman of LaingBuisson, William Laing, has outlined a number of potential implications for care home operators, residents and investors following Prime…
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Government Announces National Collective Pension Scheme for Care Workers
A new national collective pension scheme for adult social care workers is to be introduced by the government, alongside plans for a dedicated workforce strategy…
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Karuna Manor Care Home Welcomes Ganpati Bappa
Karuna Manor Care Home was filled with devotion, joy and spiritual warmth as residents, staff, families and members of the community came together to celebrate…
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MHA Bags Silver Award for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Progress
Methodist Homes (MHA) has achieved the Silver Standard Award in the Onvero (formerly Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion) 2026 Tide awards. The award follows…
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Migrant Workers Held Protest at Labour Conference Over ‘Broken Promises’
Migrant workers must not be made scapegoats for politicians’ failure to invest in public services, UNISON general secretary Andrea Egan has told protesters at the…
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Sector Leaders Respond to National Care Service Plans
Social care organisations have broadly welcomed Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s plans for a National Care Service, while stressing that sustainable funding, workforce reform and the…
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Lovett Opens 78 Bedroom Care Home in Kings Hill
Cllr Sarah Hudson, Deputy Mayor of Kings Hill, joined the Lovett Care team at the official opening and ribbon cutting of its brand new, purpose…
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Burnham to Scrap Pensions Triple lock to Fund Free National Care Service
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he will pay for a new national care service by ending the state pension “triple lock”. Addressing Labour’s annual…
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Spellman Care Triumphs at Keighley & Airedale Business Awards for Exceptional Person-Led Care
Independent family-run care provider Spellman Care is celebrating after being named Health and Wellbeing Business of the Year at the Keighley and Airedale Business Awards,…
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‘Stigma’ Around Falling Can Deter Older People from Voicing Concerns to Doctors Study Reveals
New research from the University of Winchester suggests that older people are not only concerned about falling but are reluctant to talk about those concerns….
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Care Dorset Delivering Over £1m Savings Each Year
Dorset Council’s adult social care provider is returning over £1m a year in savings to Dorset taxpayers, it was revealed this week, with all of…
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Care Equity Must be at Heart of Social Care Reform, Labour Conference Panel Hears
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) and the Centre for Care brought together political, research and sector leaders at the Labour Party Conference in…
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Boost for Armed Forces Veterans Living at Old Sarum Manor
Michael Berkley-Blezard, General Manager Former members of the Armed Forces living at Salisbury care home, Old Sarum Manor, will benefit from enhanced person-centred care and…
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Don’t Move the Goalposts for UK Care Workers, Providers Say
The Homecare Association, which represents more than 2,100 homecare providers across the UK, is calling on the government to confirm that care workers already living…
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