SCPI Pierval Santé moves into UK healthcare with £34m care home deal
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of a group of three prime care home assets to SCPI Pierval Santé, a French Real Estate Investment Fund specialising in healthcare assets across multiple European countries. The three care homes – Mountfitchet House in Essex, Ambleside Care Home in Stratford-upon-Avon, and Brook Court […]
Pilot scheme to help people exercise more to ease NHS burden
Plans for a new pilot to help people exercise more and eat better have been laid out, as the government looks for a partner to help run the scheme. As part of what the government is calling a ‘world-leading’ healthy weight strategy, the new scheme will explore the best ways to incentivise adults to make […]
Join us in September at the Facilities Management Forum
The Facilities Management Forum is now taking place on the 1st & 2nd September, at the Midland Hotel, Manchester – Join us! Your pass is entirely free and we would love it if you were able to join us on the new date. Meet with innovative solutions providers who match your own requirements and attend the […]
Care Roadshows in Liverpool is less than 3 weeks away
By Care Roadshows Here at Care Roadshows, our aim is to improve the lives of the older generation, by bringing visitors together with suppliers and sector experts to help providers achieve outstanding levels of care, time and time again. Our events offer a chance for you to be inspired and informed, whilst helping you to […]
Co-founder of domiciliary care provider receives Chief Nurse’s Adult Social Care Award
The social care sector is being celebrated for their incredible work, as the managing director of a domiciliary care provider business has been confirmed as the first recipient of the new Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care award. Camille Leavold (pictured above, left), the first award winner, has 25 years hands on experience in the […]
Care home nurse paints superhero tributes to her colleagues
An artistic nurse has given her care home colleagues a superhero-style boost – by depicting them in an amazing caped-crusader gallery. Lynn Bell, who works in Parksprings care home, Motherwell, has created caricatures of all of her co-workers, inspired by the collective spirit and superhuman effort of the team during the pandemic. She has painted […]
Vida unveils ‘care home of the future’ in Harrogate
Vida Healthcare has launched its new state of the art care home, Vida Court, which has been built to transform the care available to people living with dementia. The home is set to officially welcome residents through its doors in November 2021 and has been designed with innovative facilities to enhance resident’s daily living activities and […]
Do you specialise in Infection Control? We want to hear from you!
Each month on Care Briefing we’re shining the spotlight on a different part of the care sector – and in July we’ll be focusing on Infection Control. It’s all part of our ‘Recommended’ editorial feature, designed to help care industry professionals find the best products and services available today. So, if you’re a supplier of Infection Control and would […]
Are you ready for next week’s Care Forum?
Good news! The Care Forum is still going ahead as planned, in less than a weeks’ time and we would love it if you could join us. Taking place on the 29th & 30th June at the Whittlebury Park (Golf & Spa Hotel), Northamptonshire, the Forum has been unaffected by the recent announcement. With this […]
Black Country Pathology Services and CliniSys use tech to link non-connected care
Black Country Pathology Services has worked with CliniSys to create the ICE Portal, a web-based application that makes it easy for care homes, or other community care settings, to be able to order lab based Covid-19 tests and see the results. The pathology network has also drawn up plans with the company to continue development […]
