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21/08/2025

Social Care News: Molly James has been appointed business agent in the childcare and education team at Christie & Co. With a background in residential real estate, she joins the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and children’s social care brokers, mainly covering London and the South East, working alongside agent and director Julie Kitson. ‘I look forward […] http://ow.ly/QpRL106jwF9

21/08/2025

Social Care News: Work is underway on the development of a care home in Apley, Shropshire – the first project in a joint venture between Morrison Community Care Group (MCCG) and MBL (APLEY) Devco Ltd. The partnership plans to develop underused sites into care settings, with the Apley home being an 81-bedroom project. Each care home delivered through […] http://ow.ly/uisG106jwF5

21/08/2025

Healthcare News: Q2 figures show dip in insurer-funded activity. Insurer-funded healthcare activity dipped slightly in the second quarter of 2025, according to the latest invoice data from Healthcode, but volumes picked up again by June. The health technology specialist validated more than 2.94 million invoices in Q2, a 1.4% rise on the same period last year but 0.7% lower than Q1. However, the strong […] http://ow.ly/NTKA106jwEn

21/08/2025

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21/08/2025

Social Care News: Professor Martin Green, chief executive officer at Care England, outlines the benefits of AI in care The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) within social care poses significant potential to transform the sector, offering innovative solutions that enhance services, improve outcomes, and facilitate closer collaboration with the NHS. As the demand for social care continues to […] http://ow.ly/6A3o106jwfR

20/08/2025

Social Care News: Complaints about care services in Scotland have fallen by 6%, continuing a decreasing trend over the past six years. The Care Inspectorate received 5,303 complaints in 2024/25, the lowest for four years. This represented a fall of 343 compared with the previous year. While the longer-term trend is the number of complaints has risen, it […] http://ow.ly/raxU106jsuE

20/08/2025

Social Care News: UK healthcare real estate experienced an upswing in investment volumes in the first half of the year. The senior housing and care home sector saw £1.5bn deployed in H1, marking the strongest performance in a decade, according to MSCI data. This is just below the full-year total for 2024 (£1.7bn) and 60% higher than the […] http://ow.ly/pOhs106jreT

20/08/2025

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20/08/2025

Social Care News: McCarthy Stone reported a drop in its financial performance resulting from a fall in completions. It achieved 868 legal completions in the year ended 31 October 2024, which represented a 5% fall (2023: 913). This was made up of sales completions, which fell 20.6% to 674 (2023: 849) and older persons shared ownership completions. This […] http://ow.ly/wQfh106jqsc

20/08/2025

Social Care News: Homecare can be positioned as essential infrastructure, explains Dr Jane Townson, chief executive officer at the Homecare Association As I write, the care sector module of the Covid-19 Public Inquiry is ending. The pandemic revealed a devastating paradox. While the UK government told people to ‘Stay at Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives’, many at […] http://ow.ly/YH4V106jqsb

20/08/2025

Healthcare News: Affidea partners with Skin Analytics. Affidea has entered a strategic partnership with UK-based Skin Analytics to integrate artificial intelligence into its dermatology services across Europe. The pan-European healthcare provider has begun implementing Skin Analytics’ AI medical device, DERM, in Romania and Lithuania, with Greece due to follow in September. The rollout is designed to support Affidea’s integrated skin cancer care […] http://ow.ly/K41S106jqqZ

20/08/2025

Healthcare News: Cleveland Clinic London cuts losses as revenues climb to £185m. Losses have narrowed at Cleveland Clinic London as revenues jumped by more than 25% in its second full year of operations. EBITDA losses reduced by just shy of £10m to £93.6m in FY24 as continued growth in inpatient and outpatient volumes pushed turnover up from £148m to £185.2m. Patient services revenue made up the bulk […] http://ow.ly/lxNV106jqqY