Whether a claim is valid and accepted depends on numerous factors, including the period of time your policy covers you for. Insurance policies are generally renewed annually so you might expect the period of time it covers to be 12 months but this is not always the case.

Some businesses seem to be hooked on the latest gimmicks and trends – how about morning yoga, meditation, mindfulness or ‘gratitude’ sessions? Others are offering free fruit, bean bags in breakout areas, gym memberships and office allotments to improve the office “vibe”. But let’s get real for a minute.

ProVantage Procurement is a company of MCIPS qualified procurement specialists with over 100 years’ experience in the NFP, Financial, Public Sector, Service and Manufacturing Industries. Find out about one of the ways they can help you improve bottom line costs in their guest blog post.

Find out about our McClarrons Care Network member, CarehomeBedFinder; a user-friendly website for people looking to find the best care, nursing or respite home that suits their individual care needs.

Viarama is the world’s first virtual reality social enterprise. It uses the innovative power of VR to help schoolchildren, senior citizens, and 18 to 24 year olds, training and employing the latter group to take the best VR available into numerous care settings.

The McClarrons Care & Social Welfare team took part in Autism & Safeguarding training to help understand some of the challenges within the care industry.

Working in the Care & Social Welfare sector for a number of years, McClarrons have created the McClarrons Care Network, offering our Care clients access to businesses who can help develop their organisations.

For a person living with dementia, keeping active and remaining independent in the things they enjoy is extremely important for emotional and physical wellbeing.

Samuel Barrington, Chief Executive of Care Improvement Associates, offers his advice on how best to approach CQC inspections.

McClarrons is supporting local charity Herriot Hospice Homecare's submission in this year's Aviva Community Fund.

Meet our new Care partner, OnCare - a company who make care management software for domiciliary care providers, making care delivery easier.

Cyberattacks are modern crimes and cyber insurance is the way to protect against them. It is important to understand the risks your organisation is exposed to and the steps you can take to help protect against them.

The court of appeal ruled that care providers do not have to pay staff the National Minimum Wage (NMW) for sleep-in shifts, overturning a previous ruling, as well as a significant body of case law.

Respondents to a Bupa survey have voiced their reasons for choosing this direction in their nursing careers.

On 25th May, the rules around how organisations keep and use data is changing. At McClarrons, we’ve pulled together an overview of what the rules are, and how you can stay compliant.

Virtual pets and colour-coded buildings, welcome to the care homes of the future.

Su Lambert and Sophie Steele are joining McClarrons’ Care & Social Welfare team.

Amanda Sanderson took one of 21 awards handed out at The Great Yorkshire & Humber Care Awards – part of a wider programme of events across the country.

Musical Memories, which aims to reduce loneliness in rural North Yorkshire, is in line for Aviva’s Community Fund.

With new rules around data use, measures to clamp down on pushy charities, and confusion around what insurance feature protects what, they could be.

On Friday, reports emerged that over 70 countries had been hit by a cyber attack that also brought the NHS’s procedures to a halt. Today, it has been found that over 150 countries have been affected. This highlights the importance of being cyber aware and the fact that no company nor organisation is exempt.