Category: Mental Health
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
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
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...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...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...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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