Market reports
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is a compact adult social care market with a relatively young population, low geographic barriers compared with rural authorities, and an unusually clear distinction between the parts of the market that are currently oversupplied and the parts where the council wants additional capacity.
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- Adult social care market
Adult social care in Portsmouth
Portsmouth adult social care: 507 residential beds and 461 nursing beds, while standard homecare supply already exceeds demand.
- Key local challenges
Key challenges for adult social care in Portsmouth
35 pressures on Portsmouth adult social care. The homecare purchasing system lists 62 providers, and 47 of them are active.
- Starting a care service
Starting a care service in Portsmouth
Starting a care service in Portsmouth: test the local gap before registration. Vacancy is 4.1% and staff turnover is 17.8%.
- Primary care market
Primary care in Portsmouth
Primary care in Portsmouth: five PCNs serve different populations, from about 32,200 registered patients in the north to 62,400 at Portsdown.
Thinking of starting a care service in Portsmouth?
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