A BBC investigation has found that most councils in England are paying less than the industry recommended minimum for personal home care. The UK Homecare Association (UKHCA), which represents providers,
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Four Seasons Health Care is relocating to a new head office to provide more space and better facilities for their central management team. The company’s new head office at Norcliffe
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A substance misuse officer has been found guilty of possession of cocaine and MDMA following a police raid on his home. Fareham magistrates court heard police raided Michael Joseph-Lester’s house
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Carers UK has made a pioneering move into the app market with the launch of Jointly – a tool to help families manage care for loved ones alongside increasingly complex
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Planned cuts to adult social care in Telford & Wrekin have been criticised by a charity based in the borough. The trustees of Wellington Cottage Care are concerned that Telford
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Labour said the ambulance figures confirm that cuts to social care funding are driving up the need for hospital attention among the elderly. Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said data
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New figures from the the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) show a national rise of 8 per cent in the number of admissions to hospital for an eating
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Serious concerns that social care for adults with mental health issues in Norfolk is not good enough has led to the county council taking responsibility for the service away from
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More than 100 job cuts, a reduction in adult care and children’s services and council tax rises are being considered by East Sussex County Council. The authority is also considering
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A mental health hospital in Surrey has been warned to make immediate improvements after ‘serious failings’ were discovered. Last week, it was revealed the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent
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