Thousands of NHS patients in England will be moved into care homes as part of the government’s plan to ease the unprecedented pressure on hospitals. On 9 January 2023 The Department of Health and Social Care (“DHSC”) have announced that an additional funding of £250m will be given to the NHS to buy thousands of …
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More than 15,000 ambulance workers across 11 different trusts in England and Wales have started voting on a potential strike action in a dispute over pay. The GMB union said workers were angry at a pay award of 4% which it has described as a ‘massive real terms pay cut.’ If strikes go ahead, this …
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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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On 18 May 2022, County Councils Network which is a body representing England’s local authorities, released a new independent report titled ‘Preparing for Reform’ report (“The Report”). The Report analysed aspects and costs of the Government’s planned social care reform. The Report estimates that the Government are ‘seriously underestimating’ the costs of its social care …
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 …
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