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Chancellor George Osborne Departs Downing Street

Doctors urge Chancellor to release £700m Better Care funding immediately

Business Finance Funding by Rob Corder on March 16, 2016

An open letter from 14 doctors' leaders has highlighted the importance of giving social care additional funding in today's Budget. Addressed to chancellor George Osborne, the document says cuts in social care funding have put

BBC investigation exposes falling number of care home beds in England

Business Care home groups Funding Operators Research by Rob Corder on March 14, 2016

BBC Radio 5 Live dedicated its weekly 5 Live Investigates to the care home industry on Sunday. Click here to

Lancashire Care Association joins calls to cut red tape for operators

Business Finance Funding Opinion by Rob Corder on March 11, 2016

The respected Lancashire Care Association has welcomed the Department for Innovation and Skills report that argues there is too much

Top-ups are the only cash keeping care homes afloat, says Midlands operator

Business Care home groups Care homes with nursing Funding by Rob Corder on March 11, 2016

Local authority fees no longer cover the basic cost of care, according to a two-home operator in Worcestershire, leaving his

Care England warns that NHS will collapse if care system fails

Business Care home groups Funding by Rob Corder on March 11, 2016

Politicians and pressure groups are ramping up their pre-budget pleading, with the care home sector struggling to be heard among other

Tony Stein at Healthcare Management Solutions at Drakes Cross near Wythall.

HCMS calls for tax and insurance changes to ease funding crisis

Business Care home groups Funding by Rob Corder on March 10, 2016

Healthcare Management Solutions (HCMS) has called on George Osborne to address how care homes are funded by local authorities as the National Living Wage drives up costs but fees fail to rise to compensate. “The