Public Health England guidance “COVID-19 How to work safely in care homes” renamed COVID-19 Personal protective equipment (PPE) – resource for care workers working in care homes during sustained COVID-19 transmission in England and “COVID19 How to work safely in domiciliary care in England” renamed COVID-19 Personal protective equipment (PPE) – resource for care workers …
The CQC has published its third Insight report COVID-19 INSIGHT: Issue 3 . The report explores three main themes: The need for providers and other organisations to collaborate to tackle COVID-19 Concerns that have prompted the CQC to inspect in recent months Challenges that providers have faced in caring for people detained under the Mental …
DHSC has updated the public on some of the work that has been undertaken to date by the recently established Social Care Sector COVID-19 Support Taskforce. The Taskforce, chaired by David Pearson former president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), was set up to prevent further transmission in the care sector. …
The Government’s proposed post-Brexit immigration bill is currently going through its stages in the House of Commons, having passed its first hurdle with support of a majority of MPs. The bill repeals EU freedom of movement and introduces a new framework for who can come to live and work in the UK. It is not …
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Over the past few years the health and social care sector has witnessed increasing innovation and use of new technologies. This has skyrocketed in the recent months due to Providers finding new ways to continue to meet the demands of service users during the COVID-19 pandemic. Out of necessity and being in emergency mode, Providers …
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On 26 June 2020 the Government issued more information about the members and terms of reference (TOR) of its Social Care Sector COVID-19 Support Taskforce. The taskforce has been set up to ensure the delivery of the following Government’s Social Care Action Plan and Care Home Support Package. The TOR are rather sparse, but they …
OSn 19 March 2020 the Government announced £1.6 billion funding for local government for meeting pressures across the range of public services and £1.3 billion to go to the NHS and social care for discharge support. On 18 April 2020 central government topped up this pledge announcing a further £1.6 billion for local government. And …
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Public Health England guidance “COVID-19 How to work safely in care homes” and “COVID19 How to work safely in domiciliary care in England” was first published on 17 and 27 April 2020 respectively and has now been updated. “COVID-19 How to work safely in care homes” guidance has been renamed COVID-19 Personal protective equipment (PPE) …
What does it take to achieve an Outstanding rating in General Practice? Given that the existing quality of General Practice (GP) care in this country is high, with 5% of GP services rated as Outstanding, followed by 90% rated as Good, an Outstanding rating should be attainable. This article explores what it means to be …
Last month I wrote an article reviewing the DHSC’s emergency guidance on the application of The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) during the COVID-19 pandemic. As explained in my article (found here) the emergency guidance aims to assist those caring for adults who lack mental capacity when deciding on …
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