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HEALTH

Demand for social care still rising says CQC

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 September 2011

Demand for social care services is continuing to rise, according to the Care Quality Commission’s...

HEALTH

Government must have care home contingency plans, NAO reports.

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 September 2011

The Government needs to put in place more contingency plans to in case more care home operators g...

HEALTH

Southern Cross UK operations to close by 2012

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 September 2011

Health secretary Andrew Lansley has confirmed that troubled care home operator Southern Cross is ...

HEALTH

Bus pass scheme may signal heath benefits for the elderly

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 September 2011

Free bus passes for the elderly can help combat obesity, according to new report by the Journal o...

HEALTH

Healthcare groups warn of 'break up' over new reforms

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 September 2011

Opposition to the Government’s Health and Social Care Bill continues to grow, even after MPs vote...

HEALTH

Welsh authority investigated after child protection concerns

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 September 2011

The Wales Audit Office (WAO) has launched a special investigation into Pembrokeshire CC as the co...

HEALTH

Transforming lives

By Nicola Carroll | 14 September 2011

The best advert for Liverpool City Council’s Healthy Homes Programme is the residents whose lives...

HEALTH

Judge backs Lancs'

By Dominic Browne | 14 September 2011

Lancashire CC has won a landmark court battle after being challenged by a local charity over cuts...

HEALTH

MPs slate CQC for drop in inspection due to workload

By Dominic Browne | 14 September 2011

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) failed in its inspection duties over the past year putting publ...

HEALTH

Unison welcomes findings on CQC

By Dominic Browne | 14 September 2011

Unison has vowed to help prevent failures on the scale of Winterbourne and Mid-Staffordshire, fol...

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