‘Major Surgery, Not Sticking Plaster Solutions’ Needed To Rebuild NHS
Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer will today pledge the ‘biggest reimagining of our NHS since its birth’ in a “reform or die” speech this morning…
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Social Care
LGA Calls For The Scrapping Of Single Word Ratings For Council Adult Social Care Services
The Local Government Association is calling for the scrapping of single word ratings in Care Quality Commission assessments of councils’ adult social care services, following…
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Hampshire Care Association Welcomes New Chief Executive Officer
Hampshire Care Association (HCA), a regional membership body for adult social care, is delighted to announce that Emma Heath has been appointed as the new…
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The Healthcare Management Trust (HMT) Announces Acquisition of St Quentin Care Homes
The Healthcare Management Trust (HMT), has announced the acquisition of St Quentin Care Homes, effective 4th September 2024. St Quentin Care Homes joins the organisation’s…
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Colwyn Bay Home Opens Doors to Community and Raises More Than £200 During Carnival
MHA Coed Craig held a summer carnival party where they invited the community into the home and raised a total of £230. In total there…
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Funding Shortfall of £4bn Leaves Councils on a Precipice
Councils across England, Scotland and Wales have a collective hole in their finances amounting to more than £4bn for the coming financial year, way beyond…
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Health Secretary, Neil Gray, Attends 100th Birthday Party at Glasgow Care Home
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care in Scotland joined a 100th birthday celebration as he visited Glasgow care home, Antonine House. Neil Gray…
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New Care Home Watchdog Standards Considered By City Council
Residential and nursing homes in Stoke-on-Trent could have to reach new standards to be awarded future contracts from the city council. Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Cabinet…
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Dawn Celebrates 35 Years At Czajka Care Group
Dawn Pearson from Eccleshill, Bradford is celebrating 35 years working for family-run, Saltaire based, Czajka Care Group. Dawn, who started working as a care assistant…
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Care Cost Cap ‘Undeliverable’ Says Labour Peer
Baroness Gillian Merron has ruled out a care cost cap as “undeliverable” following a contentious debate in the House of Lords earlier this week. The…
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CQC Set Out Their Priorities
Last month, the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) Kate Terroni, Interim CEO, issued “an apology” to providers, and set out their priorities for rebuilding trust in…
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Local Authorities Spent Additional £1.5bn On Adult Social Care In 2023-24 Than In Previous 12 Months
Councils increased social care spending by £2.3bn (6.6%) in real-terms last year, according to official figures in a report entitled: “Local authority revenue expenditure and…
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NCF Launches Ceos & Senior Directors Conference For The Not-For-Profit Care And Support Sector
The National Care Forum (NCF) is launching its 2024 CEOs & Senior Directors Conference. The conference is open to all senior leaders and Trustees in…
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Call For “Urgent Reform” Of Social Care Inspection Rating System
CAMPAIGNERS are calling on the Government to urgently reform social care’s rating system which they say is as unfair as Ofsted’s was for education. The…
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Campaigner’s Open Letter To Prime Minister
A SOCIAL CARE leader has written an open letter to the Prime Minister, urging him to end the scandal of 1.6m older, vulnerable and disabled…
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