Social Care Funding at the Expense of the NHS
In a bid to help support the Social Care sector, new Prime Minister (“PM”) Liz Truss has announced plans to use the budget which has
No More Face Masks in Scotland
As of 7 September 2022, care staff and visitors are no longer advised to wear masks at all times in social care settings in Scotland.
Care home residents and staff to get new Covid-19 jabs & GP-led vaccination teams to be paid as an incentive
Care home residents and staff are set to be among the first in the world to receive the new, variant-tackling jabs from Monday 12 September
Shocking delays in hospital discharge and the impact on social care
The Health Service Journal has once again reported shocking news about continued delayed discharges from hospital. The cost to the public purse of a continued
Funding Cuts Proving Detrimental to Children and Young People
It has been reported that the Government’s funding cuts to early support are resulting in detrimental consequences for at risk youth. What the Data Shows
Tackling the COVID-19 Backlog – Community Diagnostic Centres
On 1 September 2022 the Department of Health and Social Care (“DHSC”) announced that seven new Community Diagnostic Centres (“CDCs”) would be opening to help
Ofsted publishes new code of conduct for inspections
On 1 September 2022 Ofsted published an updated guidance on its code of conduct (“The Guidance”) which provides direction on the conduct of inspectors and
CQC to impose a condition on Providers relating to people with learning disability and autism
The Care Quality Commission (“CQC”) announced on 31 August 2022 that they will be amending guidance relating to people with a learning disability or autism,
HRT tsar returns to previous role overseeing COVID-19 boosters
Madelaine McTernan, who was recently appointed hormone-replacement therapy (“HRT”) tsar, to help deal with UK supply issues, has returned to her previous role overseeing vaccines.
NHS and care homes in England to pause routine COVID-19 testing
Most hospital patients and care home residents in England will now no longer be required to undertake regular asymptomatic testing for COVID-19 unless they develop
Age UK Survey shows over 65s largest fear is cost of living crisis alongside lack of investment in NHS and Social Care
On 17 August 2022 Age UK conducted a survey (“The Survey”) among over 65s in the UKs population to establish the priorities for the next
UK set to offer mini dose of monkeypox jab due to low stocks
Three NHS sites are set to begin offering eligible patients smaller doses of monkeypox vaccine, amid global shortages of the jab. This is following expert
Action needed on energy costs which pose a risk to people’s health!
Rising numbers of people in the UK will fall sick and see their health worsen unless the Government takes further action to limit energy price
Expert Panel Evaluates Government’s commitments to health and social care workforce in England
In an attempt to tackle the health and social care workforce crisis, the Government made commitments to the sector in 2021, through aiding the building
Staff shortages in the NHS and social care pose ‘serious risk’ to both workforce and patients
The NHS and social care face the greatest workforce crisis in their history. This is further compounded by the absence of a credible government strategy
