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Looking behind the Dilnot and Hughes-Hallet Reports for CMM

August 1, 2011

Comments on the Dilnot and Hughes-Hallet Reports - Extracts from the August 2011 issue of CMM"Many more plaudits this time around for the authors compared with the last Royal Commission Report on the same subject some 12 years ago. What the Dilnot Commission brings to the table this time is more practical thoughts on long term funding plus a range of options that will help greater integration between health and social care. Critically, it does not fall into the trap of simply recommending further transfers between the generations. More...

CMM June 2011 - The demise of Southern Cross

June 1, 2011

Comments on Southern Cross featured in the June 2011 issue of CMM"The Southern Cross (SX) debacle has been sad, very distressing and a tragic example of just how bad something can go wrong when a Company falls into the hands of incompetent Managers. Too many residents have been very badly let down and often staff have been placed in such invidious positions that on occasion they even found themselves faced with a decision over whether they should keep open a home. I don’t understand why the Company could not fill 200 Home Manager positions in the last year. More...

CMM October 2010 - Home Instead Senior Care

October 1, 2010

LCS comments on Home Instead Senior Care's intentions on doubling its network of care offices - a business clinic article from the October 2010 issue of CMM.  Please click the link below to read the article  CMM Article October 2011  CMM Website More...

2010 LCS Annual Directory of Who's Who in Healthcare

April 14, 2010

Every year LCS publishes the definitive guide to Who's Who in Healthcare services in the UK, with editorial by leaders in the sector. We are pleased to announce that the latest 2010 edition of the LCS Annual Directory is now available. The LCS Annual Directory costs £25. More...

LCS Dinner with Mark Simmonds MP Conservative Shadow Spokesman on Health

March 22, 2010

On 22 March LCS and Jefferies hosted a dinner at St Stephen's Club in Westminster at which Mark Simmonds MP was guest speaker. Thirty invited guests from banking, private equity and leading operators, heard at first hand the Conservatives' proposals for the health service and engaged in lively debate.  This was a private Chatham House Rules event but we can share with you the following points: if the political landscape changes after the election LCS’s understanding is that the following trends can be expected:  - A health service free at the point of use;   - No structural reorganisation after the election;   - A patient-centred service;   - A ring-fenced budget for public healthcare and increasing focus on individuals taking responsibility for their well being;   - Full implementation of the purchaser/provider split and greater involvement of GPs in strategic commissioning   - More emphasis on public health and prevention, with room for innovative IT applications;  - Input targets replaced by measurement of outcomes and improved management;  - More sophisticated commissioning that allows for greater  innovation by the private sector and an end to the recent  ‘preferred provider' model;  - Tariff reform;  - An independent authority to oversee equitable allocation of budgets. More...

Care UK offer - Care Management Matters magazine

January 7, 2010

On December 17th, the Directors of Care UK, in response to recent press speculation, made an announcement on the Stock Exchange confirming that the Board had received a number of approaches from interested parties regarding a possible offer for the Company, including an approach from Bridgepoint Capital Limited at 450 pence per share in cash. The Directors stated that they are currently in the process of evaluating the Company’s options. They further stated, at the time, that these discussions are at an early stage and there can be no guarantee that any formal offer for the Company will be forthcoming nor as to the terms of which any formal offer might be made. More...