Care providers need relief from “relentless attack”, ministers told

Baroness Glenys Thornton appointed as chair elect at the Social Care Institute of Excellence and will step into the full role when Paul Burstow steps down in June.

NHS workers paid more than a quarter more than equivalent frontline care staff.

The Competition and Markets Authority ((CMA) inquiry will also probe “merger situations” between Care UK and Aria Care, and Apex Healthcare Properties and HC-One.

Care homes are changing hands increasingly frequently as demand from expanding and new providers continues to escalate amid rising demand.

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Nearly half of providers who responded to a government survey - who said they use technology to provide care and support - use monitoring equipment technology.

Health secretary backs Baroness Casey’s call for a ‘strong and meaningful’ dementia leadership role and other immediate actions she said are urgently needed in dementia and motor neurone disease care, and adult safeguarding.