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Revamp of homes for adults with learning disabilities gets underway

Hft and Lioncourt break ground on new development to build brighter, broader, future for adults with learning disabilities

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BBH Awards 2023 - The Winners

We reveal the winners of this year's awards as the competition celebrates its 25th anniversary
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Health and social care businesses are thriving in the UK

Sector has more start-ups than any other and among the best business survival rates in the country, according to Forbes Advisor

Integrated Care Systems - One year on

A year after the introduction of Integrated Care Systems, Babar Shafiq, ICS expert and national business development manager at Radar Healthcare, highlights the significant progress made in the pursuit of a more-co-ordinated and patient-centred approach to healthcare delivery

Is your project redefining healthcare with innovation? Enter the Building Better Healthcare Awards

The Building Better Healthcare Awards celebrates the transformative power of technology in healthcare, emphasising its ability to drive operational excellence, enhance patient care and support industry-wide progress

Rest assured – supporting the tech ambitions of care homes

The Digital Social Care’s Assured Suppliers List (ASL) is a digital marketplace for NHS-accredited solutions to meet the diverse needs of social care providers. In this article, KareInn’s managing director, Kate Colborne-Baber, discusses the importance of the ASL, as residential care providers strive to meet their technology ambitions

A major step forward for hand hygiene in healthcare settings

Primel Skin Protection demonstrates ground-breaking results in care home evaluation

Special report: Healthtech to play a key role in the success of ICSs

Technology leaders react to the publication of the Hewitt Review, exploring the key principles that will lead to the success of Integrated Care Systems

No widespread adoption of digital social care services, report finds

TEC Action Alliance study finds there is little integration of digital health services within the broader social care and health ecosystem

Budget provides boost for medtech industry

Chancellor's Spring Statement provides support for companies looking to break into the health sector, but technology experts claim more needs to be done to embed innovation

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Report suggests digital technology is a crucial step in reforming social care

Tunstall Healthcare and the County Councils Network release a new report revealing adoption of digital technology is crucial to maximise staff time while workforces face declining numbers

Planning permission granted for retirement village at historic Headley Court

Work set to begin on 112 apartments and community facilities at Grade II-listed mansion house

NHS to expand services to keep vulnerable out of hospital

Tens of thousands of elderly and vulnerable people will receive tailored support at home as part of a new NHS plan to improve waiting times for emergency care

Care home project begins following sale of former hospital site

Planning permission granted for social care facility on Clifton Hospital site in York

£250m cash injection to speed up hospital discharge

NHS will buy thousands of extra beds in care homes and other settings to help discharge more patients from hospital

Autumn Budget 2022 - How it impacts health and care services

We look at the key announcements from Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt's first Budget speech and find out what industry leaders think of the extra cash for health and social care services

Building Better Healthcare Awards 2022 - The winners

Find out who took home the trophies at yesterday's ceremony

Five steps to transform the UK’s health and care systems

New report provides a ‘blueprint for transformation’ of services across the UK and beyond, focusing on the integration of planning and design of places

Low-tech gadgets have the biggest impact for older people

Research by the University of Stirling reveals that low-tech interventions have a transformative effect on wellbeing and safety of older people living in retirement communities

The role of technology in supporting the home care sector

CareLineLive is a leading digital app to provide real-time scheduling, updates, and insights for carers, agencies, family, and friends, supporting home care and relieving pressures on hospitals

Government funding to bolster social care over winter

Thérèse Coffey announces 'Our Plan for Patients' to improve services this winter

New Prime Minister names Thérèse Coffey as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions says top priorities are 'A, B, C, D – ambulances, backlogs, care, and doctors and dentists'

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Institute of Health and Social Care Management publishes results of Social Care Perception Survey

The social care special interest group at the Institute of Health and Social Care Management (IHSCM) has carried out a survey of 225 people, split equally between those...

New seating and tables for care homes by Knightsbridge Furniture

Products unveiled at Care Show Birmingham

Knightsbridge Furniture launches residential home seating range

Furniture is designed for use within care sector

Knightsbridge Furniture launches four new ranges

Furniture ideal for waiting rooms, receptions and residential home environments

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