Health & Social Care News
June’s heat-health alerts show why care providers need to connect energy strategy, cooling, water use, resident comfort, staff wellbeing and estate resilience. June has delivered a clear warning to the…
Workforce Development The Gold Standard Induction:Building Safer, Stronger and More Confident Care Teams from Day One Why structured, values-led induction is becoming essential to workforce confidence, care quality and long-term…
Adult social care has become significantly more digital. As of March 2026, an estimated 83.7% of CQC-registered provider locations in England had a digital social care record, covering approximately 92%…
Adult social care providers could be forgiven for feeling that the language of CQC regulation has changed repeatedly in a relatively short period. Key lines of enquiry became quality statements.…
Care homes may be exposed to hidden energy costs through estimated readings, standing charges, VAT, CCL, pass-through charges, billing errors and weak invoice validation. For many care providers, the energy…
At first sight, the latest published fee figures appear positive. Average local-authority fees paid to external providers increased across every care category included in the government’s 2025/26 reporting. The provisional…
Adult social care has passed an important digital milestone. As of March 2026, an estimated 83.7% of CQC-registered adult social care provider locations in England had a digital social care…
Care Circle Network Specialist Series Fire Safety in Health and Social Care: Protecting People, Property and Lives Creating safer care environments through effective fire prevention, emergency planning and staff awareness.…
Care providers cannot afford to treat energy renewal as a last-minute contract exercise. Renewal readiness is now linked to procurement governance, cost control, risk management and Well-led care. For years,…
A targeted care-sector review has highlighted where low-carbon heating grant support could have the strongest practical impact Energy costs remain one of the most persistent operational pressures facing care providers.…