On 21 February 2021 the Government announced that its new approach to Covid-19 would be to live with Covid-19 rather than continue with restrictions and testing. This means mask mandates, Covid-19 passes, and isolation will all be scrapped. It also means the end of free testing. The Government maintains that our strongest defence against Covid-19 …
What does “Living with Covid-19” look like for Adult Social Care? Read More »
Following the announcement of the extension on free Covid-19 Personal Protective Equipment (“PPE”) until the end of March 2023, a new website has been launched to ensure continuity of PPE distribution to frontline health and care staff, and other eligible users. The new website builds on user feedback in order to improve user experience. There …
Since the start of the pandemic the workforce crisis in the adult social care (“ASC”) sector has got progressively worse. Broadly there are three roots to this problem – Brexit, pay, and the pandemic. It has been a combination of these three factors which has left the ASC sector in dire need of support and …
The Staffing Crisis – Regulations must still be met Read More »
The Government’s response to its recent consultation on revoking vaccination as a condition of deployment was published on 1 March 2022. The consultation ran from 9 to 16 February 2022 and received over 90,000 responses, 90% of which were in support of revoking the requirement and 9% opposed the proposal. The response sets out key …
As a result of the war in Ukraine, the National Cyber Security Centre (“NCSC”) has reminded all organisations in the UK to bolster their online defences, including care providers. According to an article published on the Digital Social Care website, care providers should take actionable steps to reduce the risk of cyber attacks and their …
Care providers are encouraged to check their cyber security arrangements Read More »
According to an article published in the Guardian on 23 February 2022, care providers have been hit by staff shortages, mandatory jab policies, and COVID-19 cases all of which have exacerbated the care crisis. More than 1,600 care home beds have been lost in just a six month period, as staff shortages continue to worsen …
Care homes in England lose 1,600 beds in a six-month period Read More »
On 21 February 2022 the Government published a response to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee’s report ‘Social care funding: time to end a national scandal’. This report was published 4 July 2019. In its response, the Government apologised to the Committee for the time that had elapsed since the report was originally published. …
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CQC in its latest insight issue 15, has published crucial data which highlights the extent of the growing care staff shortage crisis. Within this issue, the CQC has emphasised the rising care staff vacancies, adding to the growing pressure from staff shortage in the social care industry. The CQC conclude, that those affected the most …
CQC insight issue 15 published emphasising care staff vacancies are continuing to rise Read More »
Mandatory vaccinations of workers in the wider health and social care settings From 1 April 2022 providers registered with the CQC must ensure that anyone they employ or engage to carry out direct and face-to-face CQC-regulated activities must prove that they: meet the vaccination requirements are exempt from vaccination fall within the other exceptions New …
On 20 January 2022, the government updated its guidance on Covid-19 care home testing. Further, on 17 January 2022, the government updated guidance on management of staff and exposed patients as well as admission and care of residents in a care home where there has been a positive Covid-19 case. This will have serious implications …
UPDATE: Guidance On COVID-19 Testing and Isolation Periods in Care Homes Read More »
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