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Care Sector Response to Government Plans to Block Beds for Discharged A&E Patients

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My colleague recently wrote an article on the Government’s plans to block-beds in care homes in order to ease pressures on the NHS. Unsurprisingly, the care sector has not responded favourably to this. Chief Executive of Care England, Martin Green, has stated that care homes will need at least £1500 per bed per week to …

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Government Announces Support for Businesses Amid Energy Crisis

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A new Government Energy Bill Relief Scheme was announced on 21 September 2022 and will provide a discount on wholesale gas and electricity prices for non-domestic customers (i.e. businesses). This scheme will provide businesses, charities and other public sector organisations with equivalent relief to what households have received through the Energy Price Guarantee. It will …

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The Costs of Rising Energy Prices – How the Energy Crisis will Impact the Health and Social Care Sector

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“How can I afford to heat my home this winter?” – That has been the number one question across the nation since the energy price cap started rising. The continued rise in energy costs will prove to have detrimental effects not only on households, but also catastrophic consequences for our health and social care system. …

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How Immigration may Help Alleviate Staff Shortages in Adult Social Care

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Adult Social Care (“ASC”) has been facing staff shortage issues. Brexit and the pandemic only compounded workforce problems faced by ASC providers. The Migration Advisory Committee (“MAC”), which is an independent, non-departmental public body, reviewed these issues and published a report (“Report”) in April 2022 with recommendations to the Government on how to tackle them. …

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Calls for the Government to Reinstate the Infection Control Fund

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Care Provider Alliance (“CPA”) and UNISON have written to Health Secretary Sajid Javid urging the Government to reinstate the Infection Control Fund (“ICF”). The £1.75 billion fund, which allowed health and social care providers to continue to pay staff full wages while they were off due to COVID-19 isolation, was terminated on 1 April 2022. …

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NHS Reliance on Private Care Providers for Mental Health Beds Raises Concerns

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It appears that heavy reliance on private care providers by the NHS for mental health beds could have potentially catastrophic effects for patients. Currently the NHS is paying £2bn per year to private hospitals because they do not have enough beds for mental health patients. Data also reveals that the independent sector receives 13.5% of …

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