The UK Health Security Agency has issued a five-day cold weather health alert for Kent as Arctic winds push temperatures up to 6°C below seasonal averages. If you’re running domiciliary care, supported living, or residential services, you already know what this means. Your phone will start ringing more. Staff will…

The conversation about public health in NHS isn’t just an internal policy issue, it’s a national matter that touches every level of the UK health system, from hospitals and integrated care boards to the care providers delivering essential frontline services daily. For organisations delivering domiciliary care, supported living, supported accommodation,…

Public health in the NHS  is entering one of its most significant restructuring phases in recent years, with 18,000 administrative and managerial roles set for redundancy. This move, backed by a Treasury deal allowing NHS England to overspend this year to cover redundancy costs, signals a bold step toward cutting…

You worked on that tender for weeks. Your team pulled together case studies, updated policies, and crafted what you genuinely believed was a strong submission. Then the rejection email arrived with a score that made no sense. Your price was competitive. Your experience was solid. Your CQC rating was Good.…

Your care services might be excellent. Your CQC rating might be Good. Your residents might be genuinely happy. But if your workforce strategy isn’t clearly articulated in tender responses, commissioners are scoring you down and awarding contracts to competitors who’ve learnt how to demonstrate stability on paper. The adult social…

If you’ve been bidding for social housing maintenance contracts using the same approach you’ve always used, you’re about to face rejection. Commissioners are fundamentally reassessing what they need from suppliers, and the evaluation criteria that worked six months ago are no longer enough. The catalyst? New legal obligations that came…

The patient transport sector is experiencing the tightest procurement scrutiny it’s faced in years. Integrated Care Boards awarding Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) contracts worth tens of millions are rejecting technically capable providers who fail to demonstrate comprehensive regulatory understanding. Recent framework awards reveal a consistent pattern: organisations losing on…

The supported living sector is undergoing a quiet but powerful transformation. Over the last few years, commissioners have been reshaping what they look for in providers — not just in terms of service delivery, but in long-term outcomes, digital transparency, and workforce resilience. As the procurement landscape evolves under the…