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Care England ‘hopeful’ of improved healthcare in care homes

Best Practice Business Health & Safety Solutions by Lee Peart on January 22, 2020

Care England, the largest representative body for independent social care providers, says it is “hopeful” of better healthcare for care home residents following a consultation.

NHS England proposes fortnightly GP care home visits

Medical Solutions by Lee Peart on January 3, 2020

GPs will be required to visit care homes at least every fortnight from September under new requirements revealed by NHS England.

Health experts give thumbs up to Colten Care

Best Practice Business Care home groups Care homes with nursing Operators by Lee Peart on July 31, 2017

Health experts give thumbs-up to care home provider

Community health professionals have given Colten Care top marks in a survey designed to identify areas of best practice and

CQC calls for joined up approach to urgent and emergency care

Best Practice Business Legislation by Lee Peart on November 22, 2016

The CQC has called for greater co-operation between health and social care providers and voluntary groups in urgent and emergency

Half of care homes deprived of basic NHS GP services for free

Care home groups Care homes with nursing Operators Research by Rob Corder on May 5, 2016

An Alzheimer’s Society investigation has uncovered that almost half of care home managers feel the NHS isn’t providing residents with dementia

GPs could be getting paid twice for visits to care homes

Compliance Funding by Rob Corder on March 10, 2016

An internal NHS report seen by The Times and the Health Service Journal has revealed how GPs could receive payment twice for visiting residents in care homes. Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) which control how £67

UK lags behind other nations in coordination of social and healthcare services

Best Practice Business Funding by Rob Corder on February 22, 2016

A lack of coordination across health and social care services is leading to worse outcomes for patients, according to a

Daily Mail medical columnist flays GP vote to withdraw care homes services

Care home groups Finance Human Resources by Rob Corder on February 8, 2016

Doctor Max Pemberton, a mental health specialist who writes a regular medical column for the Daily Mail, says he is

Taxpayers and the elderly will suffer if GPs pull services from care homes

Best Practice Business Care home groups Legislation Operators by Rob Corder on February 3, 2016

Prestwick Care chief executive Bunty Malhotra (pictured above) has urged GPs to cooperate with care homes, rather than withdraw services.

GPs vote to withdraw healthcare services for elderly care home residents

Business Care home groups Finance Legislation by Rob Corder on February 1, 2016

Care home operators may be forced to pay additional fees for medical services after GPs voted to stop looking after