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The Government needs to agree on care reforms by this summer, according to economist Andrew Dilnot

10 Feb 2012

The link between individual savings and the cost of care provision is one of the key reasons why the Government should get behind care reform, according to leading economist Andrew Dilnot, chief architect of the Dilnot Commission.....

Biggest care home provider in talks to raise money to pay off 780m debt

10 Feb 2012

Four Seasons, the UK’s biggest care homes provider which bought many of the Southern Cross homes, has revealed it is talking to investors to raise money to pay off some of its debts. Four Seasons has announced it needs to raise.....

Saga chief calls for social care funding to be ring-fenced

10 Feb 2012

Saga’s chief has called for social care funding to be ring-fenced and said it is ‘dangerous’ for the government to deny there is a care crisis. At a recent Health Select Committee hearing, care minister, Paul Burstow, denied there.....

CQC raises concerns over learning disability care

09 Feb 2012

Many care homes and hospitals are still failing to provide patient-centred care for people with learning difficulties, said the Care Quality Commission watchdog. In a report from its review of services for people with learning.....