Monitoring technology fundamental to proactive care, says report
Monitoring technology in social care could free up more than two million bed days and save over £1.2bn for the NHS, according to analysis.
Tracking...
Care providers urged to be proactive to ensure compliance
Care providers are being urged to ensure compliance with their regulatory and legal obligations following a rise in CQC prosecutions.
Data released by law firm...
Providers prepare for 18-month homecare pilot
Innovative plans to change the way people are cared for in their own homes will be piloted over an 18-month period from next month.
Leeds...
‘Regulatory dysfunction’ results in care providers ‘fighting to stay afloat’
Failure in the regulation of homecare is putting people drawing on services at risk and causing harm to providers, a report from the Homecare...
Vivant to enter care home market following rebrand
Homecare provider Vivant has rebranded to Venelle as part of expansion plans to enter the care home market.
The rebrand, which comes eight months after...
Hospital discharge ‘failing due to poor relationships’ with care operators
Nine in 10 care providers (93%) want to see the government reform the hospital discharge process, research by later-life care directory Autumna has revealed.
Its...
People left unsure about their care after leaving hospital
Discharge from hospital remains a challenging part of people’s experiences of care, a survey by the regulator has revealed.
CQC’s annual survey of hospital inpatients...
Not-for-profit providers face ‘immense challenges’ with staffing
Almost two-thirds of not-for-profit social care organisations in Scotland have grown recruitment spend but vacancy rates remain high, according to research.
Responses in the Social...
Two arrests over allegations of worker exploitation at care home
Two men have been arrested as part of an investigation into modern slavery following information that staff were being exploited at a care home.
Arrests...
Fewer health and care worker visas granted
The Home Office granted 89,095 health and care worker visas to main applicants in the year ending June 2024, a 26% fall compared to...
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