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Care UK’s sale of its domicilary care services marks its third transaction of 2015

Care UK sells domiciliary care services to Mears Group

Care UK has confirmed the sale of its domiciliary care services, supporting around 13,000 people in their own homes, to Mears Group.   The transaction completes a refocusing of Care UK’s...
Guidance on personal budgets in mental health launched

Guidance on personal budgets in mental health launched

Organisations introducing personal health budgets in mental health need to be prepared for change as patients opt to spend money on non-traditional treatments such as training courses and help...
Glen Care names first ever employee of the month

Glen Care names first ever employee of the month

Specialist care provider Glen Care has handed its first ever Employee of the Month award to a member of staff who launched her own version of the Great British Bake Off. Laura Friend, a therapeutic...
Lack of support services lands the vulnerable in police cells

Vulnerable people need ‘care, not custody’

Older people, children and people who are mentally unwell are being locked in cells due to a lack of health and social care provision, the police watchdog for England and Wales has found. Her...
CQC focuses on human rights training

Commission funds new human rights training for CQC

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is to fund training in equality and human rights for Care Quality Commission (CQC) staff to ensure the human rights of people who use health and social...
The briefing paper sets out hoe organisations can address financial risks when implementing personal health budgets

Membership body prepares sector for personal health budget expansion

The financial challenges of implementing personal health budgets can be minimised if providers and commissioners work together, according to a briefing paper published ahead of their expansion,...

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