Health & Social Care News
As we step into April 2026 and the new financial year begins, care providers across the UK are navigating a familiar yet evolving set of challenges: April’s National Living Wage…
As the sector accelerates its shift to digital records, telecare and Technology Enabled Care, a clear leadership priority has moved to the top of the agenda. Cyber incidents are ranked…
As we move through the first quarter of 2026, a fresh national picture has emerged that highlights both the progress already made and the clear next steps available to every…
As we step into the new financial year, care providers across the UK are once again facing a familiar yet evolving challenge: a structural funding gap that continues to test…
For some time, the analogue-to-digital transition has been discussed mainly as a telecoms change happening in the background. But this week’s government telecoms modernisation package suggests the issue is now…
Across adult social care, the move away from analogue phone lines is no longer just a telecoms issue happening quietly in the background. For many providers, it is becoming a…
For many care providers, insurance is no longer being viewed as a routine annual renewal. In 2026, it is increasingly becoming part of a wider conversation about resilience, governance and…
The Care Circle Energy Reset Consortium was not launched because energy had suddenly become a new issue in care. It was launched because months of provider engagement, sector signals and…
Fresh confirmation that workforce development funding will continue into 2026–27 should be read as more than a helpful budget line. For care providers, it is a timely opportunity to strengthen…
What can look like a policy issue on the surface is increasingly becoming something more revealing underneath: a visible test of judgment, consistency, communication and family trust. For care providers,…