Department of Health and Social Care

Government Consults on Mandatory COVID-19 Jabs for Care Home Staff

The Government have officially announced today that they are consulting on mandatory coronavirus vaccinations for care home staff in England.  The Health and Social Care Secretary, Matt Hancock, said: “The vaccine is already preventing deaths and is our route out of this pandemic. We have a duty of care to those most vulnerable to Covid-19, …

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DHSC states: local authorities to receive funding of around £3bn to help manage the impact of COVID-19

On 1 April 2021, Helen Hayes (Labour, Dulwich and West Norwood) asked the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care the written question, “…what assessment he has made of the effect of the Infection Control Fund on supporting care homes with their infection prevention control measures during the covid-19 outbreak; and what assessment he …

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