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CQC responds to Public Account Committee report on progress
The CQC has responded to the Public Account Committee’s report out on its performance as the country’s regulator of health and adult social care. The report acknowledges that...
Healthcare businesses must ride out the skills shortage, says Hitachi Capital
Research conducted by Hitachi Capital, with healthcare recruitment companies, has shown the healthcare sector is facing a growing skills crisis, causing temporary workers to snap up job...
Corrie Stars Drop Into Lever Edge Care Home
Residents at Lever Edge Care Home in Bolton were pleasantly surprised when a handful of Coronation Street stars popped in on the 29th November for a visit. Cobbles favourites including Catherine...
ORCHARD CARE HOMES ACQUIRES LEYTON HOMES GROUP
Orchard Care Homes, a provider of residential elderly care homes across the UK, has completed the acquisition of 21 homes from the Leyton Healthcare portfolio. Speaking about the...
Mental health crisis care concordat summit meets today
Today, representatives from the health and care sector, the police, the charity and voluntary sector, and government are meeting at the Oval in Vauxhall, South London to discuss, debate and...
Inspiring Excellence
Orchard Care Homes has established a new award scheme that recognises and gives credit to the cooks and kitchens of each home. The scheme has been set up as part of the company’s national...
Salford care home chef wins Akari Care Master Chef 2015
A chef from Beech House care home, in Salford, has been crowned ‘Akari Care Master Chef 2015’. Michael Byrne was chosen as the winner across Akari Care’s 39 homes throughout the...
Cambridgeshire care home placed into Special Measures
The Care Quality Commission has placed Orchard House in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire into special measures following inspections in October. During the unannounced inspections, CQC found the provider was...
Recognition For Springhill
Accrington-based Springhill Care Group has won a series of awards at a major regional ceremony marking the region’s best carers. Springhill Care provides a wide range of long-term personalised...
Care home provider gets creative by teaming up with arts charity
Akari Care has joined forces with Equal Arts to provide creative opportunities to their residents. The Birmingham-based company Equal Arts manages the HenPower project which has been...
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