London launches ‘world-first’ care AI lab to tackle NHS pressures Tech A new AI lab focused on the care sector is being launched in London with government backing, as the UK looks to scale homegrown healthtech and turn NHS innovation into exportable products. Cera said it is making an eight-figure investment into the facility, which will bring together AI specialists and a cohort of “entrepreneurs in [...]
£1bn AI home care savings spotlight urgent need for public sector tech reform healthcare The NHS and government have saved more than £1bn to date thanks to an AI-driven approach to home care. HealthTech innovator Cera, which employs 10,000 carers and nurses delivering 2.5 million home visits per month, has developed predictive AI tools aimed at reducing avoidable hospital admissions, A&E attendances, and costly residential care referrals. Dr Ben [...]
Why we don’t know how much a ‘National Care Service’ could cost UK Politics Health secretary Wes Streeting has unveiled the government’s latest move towards reform of the UK’s social care system. Taking the form of an independent commission into the issue, led by Baroness Louise Casey, the review – reporting in 2026 and 2028 – will aim to build “cross-party consensus” for the creation of a new National [...]
Think care home fees are high? Just wait for Labour’s Budget to set in November 9, 2024 Care home fees are already alarmingly high, but Labour's Budget is likely to see them climb even higher, writes Lisa Morgan.
Four Seasons: Care home operator up for sale following company slim down June 20, 2024 Care home operator Four Seasons, which once ranked among the largest in the UK, has been put up for sale in a move expected to fetch about £300m.
Will it work? Paying carers more to solve the social care crisis May 9, 2024 The Lib Dems have proposed a package of five measures to tackle the social care crisis. Sam Fowles look at whether it will actually work.