The House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee (“The Committee”) is conducting an inquiry into the adult social care sector which is often described as ‘invisible’. The inquiry is titled, ‘Lifting the veil: Removing the invisibility of adult social care’ and The Committee is inviting all stakeholders to submit written evidence by 27 May 2022. …
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The Government will raise £5.4bn, through the Health and Social Care Levy (“The Levy”) which comes into effect on 6 April 2022. As part of The Levy, £500m has been outlined to be spent on assisting the adult social care workforce with increased investment. The aim of this investment is to both train and retain …
Government outlines its £500m investment for the Health and Social Care Workforce Read More »
A Government Minister has publicly challenged the suggestion that the decision to make vaccines mandatory for the social care workers penalised any factions of the health and social care sector. Speaking at the Future of Care Conference held on 29 March 2022, the Minister of State for Care and Mental Health, Gillian Keegan said: “It …
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In 2018 the Department of Health and Social Care (“DHSC”) commissioned the Care Quality Commission (“CQC”) to review the use of restrictive practices in services for people who have either a learning disability, autism, or people with mental health problems. On 25 March 2022, the CQC published a Progress Report to its 2020 ‘Out of …
On 24 March 2022, The Department of Health and Social Care (“DHSC”) published new guidance outlining details on the Market Sustainability and Fair Cost Fund. This guidance outlines details on how the £1.36 billion in funding will be spent aiding the Health and Social Care sector in its recovery post COVID-19. The objective of the …
In November 2021 a domiciliary care provider in the Midlands was placed into special measures following a rating of Inadequate as a result of a CQC inspection. The CQC subsequently proposed to cancel the provider’s registration. The provider failed to use their right to appeal against this course of action and their registration has now …
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On 22 March 2022, the Department of Health and Social Care (“DHSC”) amended its guidance on visiting care homes in England. The guidance titled ‘Guidance on care home visiting’ applies to all residential care homes and replaces previous guidance. The latest guidance reduces the amount of time that care homes need to implement outbreak management …
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An inquest is held to determine the identity of a deceased person and certain circumstances and facts surrounding their death. Its purpose is not, in theory, to apportion blame. However, this is not to say they can’t have serious commercial and reputational repercussions for providers if not carefully handled. Inquests do tend to be a …
In due course, the Liberty Protection Safeguards (“LPS”), introduced under Schedule 1 to the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 (“MC(A)A 2019”) will replace the current Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (“DoLS”) set out in the Mental Capacity Act 2005. However, before this happens there are a few hurdles to cross, as detailed below. On 10 March …
An Update in Relation to the Implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards Read More »
The UKSA has reported that Norovirus, typically referred to as a ‘winter bug’, is on the rise in care homes. Reported cases rose from 24 in the week commencing 7 February 2022 to 40 in the following week (w/c 14 February). This is a highly transmissible bug with symptoms such as nausea and diarrhoea. The …
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