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November 24, 2024

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MD Thomas Owens said the launch of Essentual Group of Companies is the ’next step’ in the company’s plan

Essential Healthcare Solutions launches parent company

Following a 32% growth in 2014, medical equipment and services provider Essential Healthcare Solutions has launched a new holding company, Essential Group of Companies. Essential Group of Companies...
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...
A computer-generated image of what the new development in Halesworth will look like

New vision for Suffolk care success

NorthStar , in conjunction with the Castlemeadow Group, has been selected as the preferred care provider and developer of a radical elderly health care vision for the town of Halesworth in Suffolk....
Baroness (Tanni) Grey-Thompson (front row, second right) with members of the Wheelchair Leadership Alliance assembling for its inaugural meeting in the House of Lords

Paralympian heads up campaign for wheelchair users

A national alliance aimed at ensuring a better deal for wheelchair users has been set up under the leadership of one of the UK’s best known Paralympic athletes, Baroness Grey-Thompson. The...
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,...
UKHCA’s Colin Angel warned the care market might become unsustainable

Homecare services losing out on vital funding

Homecare providers are being underpaid for their services by the majority of local authorities in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The UK Homecare Association (UKHCA), the professional...
Families believe thousands of complaints about care homes have been ignored

Care safeguarding system is failing, say families

Thousands of complaints about substandard elderly care in England were lodged last year, a BBC investigation has found. Researchers for 5 live Investigates discovered that 14,888 claims about...
Springhill Care on verge of double award win

Double award win within care group’s grasp

Springhill Care, based in Accrington, has made it through to the finals of two categories in the Red Rose Awards. The care home group has been shortlisted for the title of Health and Care Business...
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