Health & Social Care News
Care Estate & Facilities explores the buildings, infrastructure and physical environments that support the delivery of care services.
This section examines estate management, refurbishment, facilities operations and the infrastructure investments required to maintain safe, efficient and sustainable care environments.
At Care Circle Network, we launched the Energy Reset series because your feedback was clear and urgent. In Real Voices, Real Pressure (published just weeks ago), providers shared stark examples:…
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…
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…
Your trusted next step in beating energy costs UK care homes are under pressure like never before. With the April 2026 National Living Wage uplift, employer National Insurance changes, and…
Part of the Care Circle Network’s Future of Care Provision Series Across the care home sector, April is fast becoming a moment providers cannot afford to underestimate. The combined pressure…
Part 3 of the Care Circle Network’s Future of Care Provision Series In the first part of this series, we explored how ownership models are reshaping the future of care…
Part 2 of the Care Circle Network’s Future of Care Provision Series In Part 1, we explored how the care sector is evolving operationally, financially and structurally — driven by…
Part 2 of the Care Circle Network’s Estate Transformation Series The UK care sector operates within one of the most diverse and complex property landscapes in the country. As explored…
The Care Sector Energy Procurement Reset Series This morning (17 March 2026), the UK government released a free behavioural energy tool for the hospitality sector — delivering proven savings of…
Recent geopolitical developments in the Middle East have once again raised questions about global energy markets and the potential impact on UK prices. For organisations operating in the social care…