The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) published a report on the care home market in November 2017. Its report highlighted concerns about service user contracts breaching consumer law and recommended wholesale changes to admissions processes, complaints handling and service user contracts.
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Hazel Phillips in our Health & Social Care team provides an update on CMA guidance on how care providers should comply with consumer legislation in respect of service user contracts.
This month (May 2018), the Health & Social Care team at RWK Goodman has helped two pharmacies – one in Bristol and one in Leicester – change hands. Hazel Phillips, partner and head of…
A Somerset-based company which provides residential care for adults with physical, learning and mental health disabilities, has sold its care home and homecare businesses for an undisclosed sum with help from the Health &…
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published updated guidance for providers on how it will assess a provider’s financial viability in the context of applications for registration.
When selling a pharmacy business, the key considerations for sellers are to achieve the asking price, exit quickly and cleanly and keep professional costs down.
In order to achieve this, it is vital that sellers are well-prepared with compliant and complete documentation. Our experience has shown that very often the same issues crop up resulting in delays, additional costs and opportunities for buyers to re-negotiate prices and request retentions. To increase your chances for a smooth process- plan ahead!
National provider Maria Mallaband Care Group has changed its policy on charging fees following the death of a self-funded resident. Under the new policy, fees are only charged up to the date of death.