NHS Digital invests £800,000 to transform adult social care
NHS Digital is supporting the creation of a ‘sector-led service’ to help independent care providers make better use of digital tools. A £800,000 deal has been agreed to create the…
NHS Digital is supporting the creation of a ‘sector-led service’ to help independent care providers make better use of digital tools. A £800,000 deal has been agreed to create the…
The Care Provider Alliance has published some guidance to suggest to its readers how adult social care providers should approach a situation when acting as representatives. ‘Seven principles for the…
Last week, Matt Hancock published a new report highlighting the government’s thinking on prevention in healthcare, ahead of the social care Green Paper which is expected in December. Bupa UK…
An increasing amount of elderly people are having to stay in hospital for longer following the loss of 150 beds in Cornwall in the first half of 2018. Cornwall Council…
The Minister of State visited The Royal Star & Garter Homes in Solihull earlier this month and praised the specialist care it provides. The Charity provides 24-hour care for Veteran…
Proposals to include an elderly care tax on all workers over 40 could be included in the Government’s social care Green Paper. The idea was put forward by a panel…
Last week, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) announced concerns surrounding the future of care provider Allied Healthcare. It was announced that Allied Healthcare planned to apply for a Company Voluntary…
A new report looking at Norfolk’s care homes has revealed places for council-funded residential care will run out by 2023 – unless quick action is taken. The report was drawn…
A new report has recommended all UK care homes should have live music. Led by Live Music Now and the University of Winchester, the report suggests carefully delivered music can…
A care home in Lancashire, Blackburn, has received an ‘outstanding’ rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). CQC inspectors said Longfield Residential Home was ‘filled with laughter and music and…