DHP Care secures loan to develop community services
Specialist adult social care operator, DHP Care, has expanded following a seven-figure funding...
Care home launches specialist mental health programme
Paisley Lodge Care Home in Armley, Leeds, has expanded its specialist care provision with the...
Supported living scheme opens in Telford
Telford & Wrekin Council has announced the official opening of Lion House, a purpose-built...
Rise in young people accessing complex mental health services
One in five young people in the UK now access specialist mental health care by the age of 18 – a...
B&M Care launches specialist complex dementia care hubs
B&M Care has launched three new complex dementia care hubs at Osbourne Court in Baldock, The Radley...
One in seven patients stuck in a GP referrals ‘black hole’
One in seven patients who have been referred by their GP are stuck waiting for specialist care due...
CCH Group names Care Professional of the Year from 15,000-strong workforce
A Welsh-based care professional has been named Care Professional of the Year by CCH Group, the UK’s...
Recommendations for improvements to community mental health services
Community mental health providers have welcomed the findings of a cross-party inquiry which calls...
CF Social Work sold to Keys Group in major deal for children’s sector
Two companies specialising in children’s services have joined forces to support young people across...
Review launched into mental health, ADHD, and autism services
An independent review has been launched by the Government to examine how the health system...
Care leaders demand disclosure on social care funding access
Supportive technology provider supports home care drive
Care Safe, a tech-enabled provider transforming home-based healthcare across the UK, has been...
Impact Futures Group acquires South East training provider
Impact Futures Group (IFG), the UK’s leading training provider for the critical sectors of health...
Black Swan Care Group appoints new operations manager
Black Swan Care Group has added an operations manager to the senior management team.
Social care apprenticeships reap rewards
Paragon Skills, a provider of apprenticeship training in health and social care, has released its...
Social worker education and training update
Social Work England has published a report sharing its reflections on social work education and...
Strategic director of adult care and wellbeing appointed for Sheffield
Sheffield City Council has announced the permanent appointment of Matt Bowsher as strategic...
Kent specialist learning disability group sold after 34-year ownership
Christie & Co has announced the sale of Insight Specialist Behavioural Service, a group of nine...
Kent care home again rated 'inadequate'
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has again rated Ruth Lodge Care Home in Chatham, Kent, as...
Predicted £623m overspend on adult social care budgets
Local authorities across England are projecting a £623m overspend on adult social care budgets –...
Care coalition calls for urgent review of impact of immigration changes
Providers Unite has published an open letter calling on the Home Secretary to urgently review the...
Budget announcement 'a missed opportunity' to fix social care
Care providers have hit out at the lack of attention paid to social care in yesterday’s Budget...
MP calls for national strategy for spinal cord injury services
Last week the Spinal Injuries Association delivered its first-ever petition to 10 Downing Street,...
Specialist neurorehabilitation programme brings success
CHD Living has released its latest Rehabilitation Services and Clinical Outcomes Report for...
Student placements reopen in specialist mental health unit
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust’s Adult Forensic Services is officially...
Shining a light on innovation
Leicester-based iBC Healthcare offers specialist support and bespoke accommodation to adults with...
High-cost care packages for young adults surge by almost a third in a year
A sharp increase in high-cost social care for young adults has been revealed in a new survey...
Care for children with complex needs exceeding £1m a year
The cost to the taxpayer of keeping a vulnerable child with complex needs in care can exceed £1m...
Carers’ Rights Day: Recognising the vital role of care beyond the doorstep
National Care Awards 2025 - The winners!
The winners of the 2025 National Care Awards have been announced.
Downing successfully exits portfolio of six elderly specialist care homes
Investment manager, Downing, has successfully exited a portfolio of six elderly specialist care...
OakNorth provides £5.5m loan to boost home care services
Digital bank, OakNorth, has agreed a £5.5m loan to accelerate the growth of care home services...
380 beds out of use in English hospices
Hospice UK is warning that there are now 380 beds out of use in hospices across England, up by over...
Residential service opens to support women with mental health needs
Active Care Group has officially opened Bilberry Lodge, a new six-bed residential adult mental...
MP visits Priory Hospital Glasgow to discuss service provision
Gordon McKee, Labour MP for Glasgow South, visited Priory Hospital Glasgow recently to learn more...
Thornfield Grange achieves autism accreditation
Thornfield Grange, a residential social care service for adults with autism, has been awarded...
Plan to turn former garden centre into complex care facility
Whitstable-based Superior Healthcare has unveiled plans to turn a former garden centre into a...
Health impacts of eating disorders complex and long-lasting, researchers find
Eating disorders, such as anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating, can lead to a variety of complex and...
Cumbrian care provider becomes employee owned
HomeTrust Care, which operates three care homes in Carlisle, Keswick, and Kendal, has been turned...
Plans for specialist children's home in Essex rejected
Plans by a health and social care provider to convert a residential property in Essex into a...
When care becomes a cost: The quiet threat in social care reviews
Donna Thompson of Callaway Care and Support offers advice on understanding, and navigating,...
Care provider capacity costs taxpayers £23m in delayed discharges
More than £23m was lost in delayed hospital discharges due a lack of care home and home care...
What every care home owner needs to know about HMRC debt
Winter at home, not in a home
As the colder months approach, older adults in the UK face significantly-heightened risks of...
CCH Group reports 54% carbon reduction
CCH Group, the UK’s largest home care provider, has cut its carbon emissions by more than half in...
Planning application submitted for Surrey care home
Muller Property Group has submitted a detailed planning application to Guildford Borough Council...
Home Care Assist sold to Clonard Care
UK’s first specialist centre for Motor Neurone Disease
The new Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease at Seacroft Hospital in Leeds will become the...
Residential rehabilitation funding announcement
An innovative funding programme to make sure residential rehabilitation placements are available...
Protecting the social care workforce
Migrant social care workers impacted by the UK Government’s changes to immigration policy are to be...
Flagship specialist eating disorder facility opens in Dublin
Irish Minister for Mental Health, Mary Butler (pictured above), has opened a new state-of-the-art...
Beryl Evelyn Homecare sold to Glimmer of Hope Care Services
Redwoods Dowling Kerr has completed the sale of Beryl Evelyn Homecare, a home care agency operating...
ABI care facility in Brighton sold to Integrum Care Group
Swanborough House care facility in Brighton, East Sussex, has been sold to Integrum Care Group,...
Lack of investment in community services threatens shift to neighbourhood health provision
The health and social care system remains fragmented and under severe strain as it prepares for a...
OakNorth provides loan to Kisimul Group to support the development of new supported living sites
Digital bank, OakNorth, has participated in a club loan to specialist care provider, Kisimul Group.
Sir Julian Hartley steps down as CQC chief executive amid maternity scandal
Sir Julian Hartley is stepping down as chief executive of health and care regulator, the Care...
Positive future for complex care providers
NHS Continuing Healthcare and the Discharge to Assess process
What makes or breaks a care culture? Look at the manager
Many ‘ unprepared for long-term care needs’, report shows
Two thirds of people think social care is an individual responsibility, but three quarters have...
Hartford Care appoints Vishul Seewoolall as chief operating officer
Hartford Care has appointed Vishul Seewoolall as chief operating officer, a newly-created role that...
Fair pay won’t be possible without adequate funding
Anna Dabek, an employment law partner at Anthony Collins, talks about why the Government’s funding...
Interview: We speak to Simon Rouse following the rebrand of Impact Futures Group as Tend
In August, health and care training specialist, Impact Futures Group, accelerated its growth with...
Impact Futures rebrands as Tend: Careers with heart, skills with purpose
Impact Futures has today announced its official rebrand to Tend, marking the next stage of its...
Agincare acquires Ambient Support
National health and social care provider, Agincare Holdings, has acquired the majority of business...
Hospices face devastating funding shortfall
Cornerstone Healthcare unveils its 2024/25 ESG Impact Report
Cornerstone Healthcare Group has published its ESG Impact Report for 2024/25, celebrating a year of...
Cornerstone Healthcare expands into Bristol
Cornerstone Healthcare continues its growth in the South of England with the addition of The Burren...
Residential rehabilitation funding announced
An innovative funding programme to help make sure residential rehabilitation placements are...
Silverburn Care Home expands to meet complex care needs
Silverburn Care has announced plans to expand its offering to better meet the needs of people with...
CQC takes action to protect residents at Threeways Dom Care
Regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), has taken action to protect people living at...
Community Integrated Care welcomes new director of complex care
Community Integrated Care, one of the UK’s largest health and social care charities, has announced...
NHS online hospital to transform access to specialist care
The NHS is set to revolutionise healthcare delivery in England with the launch of NHS Online, a...
Five providers to deliver specialist care services in Essex
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (MSE ICB) has commissioned five new specialist...
Scottish care system reform ‘lacks clarity and accountability’
Plans to improve Scotland’s care system have been slow to come together after not enough early...
York launches all-age strategy for people with autism and ADHD
City of York Council, in partnership with NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board...
Integrum Care Group acquires Swanborough House
South East-based provider, Integrum Care Group, has expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of...
University of Portsmouth opens new research centre
The University of Portsmouth has officially launched its Centre for Integrated Health and Wellbeing...
Case Managers gather for Active Care Group’s first Case Management Conference
On 25 September, the Mercure Daventry Court Hotel was filled with energy as case managers,...
Guernsey home handover delayed
£500m for first-ever fair pay agreement for care workers
The Government has announced a major step in boosting the wages of adult social care workers across...
Inequalities remain in NHS continuing care access
Families face care crisis as soaring costs drive providers out of business
Spinal cord injury patients benefit from early intervention
An innovative project led by the Oxford Centre for Enablement at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre of...
Tayside Home Care sold to The Caring Company Rutland
Tayside Home Care, a domiciliary care business based in Crieff, Perthshire, has been sold in a deal...
The future of the NHS is ‘wearable’: Why smart health trackers are at the heart of the Government’s 10-Year Health Plan
By 2035, wearables will be a universal feature of NHS care, fully integrated into prevention,...
Number of full-time unpaid carers soars by 70%
England’s social care system is at breaking point, with rising demand, shrinking supply, and...
Council invests £6m to keep vulnerable people safe at home
Gloucestershire County Council is investing £6m over the next five years to support people to live...
Children's complex care services 'in crisis'
Members of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel have written to the Government over the...
Cornerstone opens specialist care facility in Bristol
Cornerstone Healthcare Group has opened its newest specialist care facility in Bristol.
Forging a path for interoperability
In a move set to reshape the future of pro-active and preventative care, Everon Group, a leading...
Downing expands investment in the specialist care market with the acquisition of Zero Three Care
Leading investment manager, Downing, has announced the acquisition of Zero Three Care, a leading...
£3.1bn annual children's residential care bill 'not value for money'
The £3.1bn a year which is being spent on supporting looked-after children in residential care...
Participation Project: Listening, learning, and taking action
Together Trust has launched a new Participation Project, giving service users the opportunity to...
Hamelin secures accreditation to deliver national qualifications
Hamelin has become an accredited ASDAN member, giving autistic adults and people with learning...
Artist and specialist healthcare provider collaborate to plant new trees on hospital grounds
An innovative collaboration between award-winning artist, Lucy Pittaway, and specialist healthcare...
Neuro rehabilitation centre opens its doors in Kent
Hothfield Neurological Rehabilitation Centrehas opened its doors in Kent, marking the newest...
Mental health services failing children, Cambridge study reveals
Active Care Group launches new complex supported living service
‘To fix the NHS, you have to fix social care’
For the launch of Complex Care, editor, Jo Makosinski, spoke to Peter Kinsey, chairman of Iris Care...
Cygnet Social Care acquires Woodrowe Healthcare
Cygnet Social Care has announced the acquisition of Woodrowe Healthcare, a provider of residential...
Major investment needed to overhaul inconsistent mental health crisis care
Crisis and inpatient mental health services require a major overhaul to provide care which is...
Mental health patients face longer waits
People in England are nearly 12 times more likely to face long waits for mental health treatment...
Social care workforce still under strain
“A chronically-underfunded social care system not only adds pressure to other public services, but,...
LGA calls for supported housing investment
The Local Government Association (LGA) is urging the Government to address subsidy rules and invest...
Care home manager jailed for fraud
The manager of a care home for adults with complex needs has been jailed for more than two years...
Complex care homes transform lives in Aberdeen
Aberdeen’s first purpose-built complex care accommodation has opened in Stoneywood.
Cygnet expands with acquisition of six settings in Gloucestershire
Stepping Stones Resettlement Unit in Gloucestershire has been sold for an undisclosed sum after...
Adult Disability Payment transfer complete in Scotland
Almost 350,000 disabled people who were getting Personal Independence Payment have had their...
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