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.jpg "Kitnocks House in Curdridge is one of the homes acquired by new group Cornerstone Healthcare.")
NEW HEALTHCARE GROUP ACQUIRES SPECIALIST CARE HOMES
The newly-formed Cornerstone Healthcare Group Ltd has acquired family-run Hampshire care homes South Africa Lodge and Kitnocks House from Dr Oliver Sargent and his family who have run them since...
CARE GROUP MAKES MAY PURPLE FOR STROKE AWARENESS
On Thursday 3rd May, Avante Care & Support Head office staff held a ‘Make May Purple’ fundraising event in aid of the Stroke Association. ‘Make May Purple for stroke’ is...
NHS SHORTCOMINGS DRIVING PATIENTS TO PRIVATE HEALTHCARE
There has been rapid growth in the self-pay private healthcare market, driven by pressure on NHS funding and lengthening waiting lists, and the wide variety of prices available to patients who are...
Women are under-represented on NHS boards, says NHS Confederation
The NHS Confederation report, Women on NHS Boards: 50:50 by 2020, is the first in-depth look at data relating to female representation on NHS boards. It shows there are still gaps to be...
Council tax rises will not fix local government funding crisis, says LGA
Council tax rises in 2017/18 will not bring in enough money to prevent the need for further deep cuts to local services next year, the Local Government Association has today warned. Analysis from...Quality of care under threat in NHS, says King’s Fund
Nearly two-thirds of NHS trust finance directors and more than half of clinical commissioning groups (CCG) finance leads say the quality of patient care in their area has deteriorated over the past...
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...
Social care cuts damaging the NHS, says The King’s Fund
The King’s Fund’s latest report has found that budget cuts in local authority social care budgets are placing strain on health services. 88% of NHS trust finance directors and 80% of...
Heathcotes Group agrees £20 million expansion plan
Chesterfield-based healthcare provider Heathcotes Group has agreed a £20 million expansion plan that will double the size of its business, which specialises in providing care homes for adults...
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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