As of 1 April 2022, the Infection Control Fund (“ICF”) ended in England. However, Scotland has decided to extend its own version, the Social Care Staff Support Fund (“SCSSF”), until 30 June 2022. The ICF was a government support programme designed to financially assist providers and social care workers who had to be off work …
As of 1 April 2022 all legislation in relation to COVID-19 restrictions was removed. This included the statutory sick pay provisions, which were officially scrapped on 24 March 2022. However, this could have dire consequences for the financial viability of many adult social care providers. Vic Rayner, Chief Executive at NCF, Sam Monaghan, Chief Executive …
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 …
Concerns have been raised over the suitability of the social care precept which councils are able to levy over their residents by a maximum of 5% . This measure is seen by some as a rather blunt tool to fix the funding of social care. Over half of local councils look set to increase the …
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OSn 19 March 2020 the Government announced £1.6 billion funding for local government for meeting pressures across the range of public services and £1.3 billion to go to the NHS and social care for discharge support. On 18 April 2020 central government topped up this pledge announcing a further £1.6 billion for local government. And …
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The King’s Fund recently published a report which showed a widening funding gulf between acute hospitals and mental health trusts. The slow rate of funding growth for mental health trusts and the preferential use of the Sustainability and Transformation Fund to stabilise financial and operational performance has widened the funding gap between NHS mental health …
Yesterday, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) published a report which revealed that the funding system for continuing healthcare needs is failing patients. The report suggested that people with continuing healthcare needs, such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and multiple Sclerosis at a disadvantage when it comes to funding and being told about funding. The report warns that …
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