health and social care

Immigration and Care Costs – What the new Visa Rules mean for Health and Social Care Providers

On 4 December 2024 the Home Secretary revealed changes to UK immigration policy as part of a plan to cut net migration by an estimated 300,000 per year. The Proposed Changes to Visa Requirements The proposed change causing the most concern is the increase to the salary threshold for the Skilled Worker visa from £26,200 …

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The Health & Care Worker Visa – What is it and How Providers can Utilise it

Immigration has been a hot topic in the news recently. The health and care sector in particular has been reliant on migrant workers to supplement their workforce amidst an ongoing staff shortage crisis. What is the Health and Care Worker Visa The Health and Care Worker Visa, which falls under the skilled worker visa category, …

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The Importance of Consumer Law Obligations in Social Care: Transparency

An often overlooked, but fundamental, aspect of the social care industry is consumer law, particularly in relation to the contractual relationship between provider and service user where the services are privately funded. At its core, social care is a contractual relationship between consumer (i.e. service users) and trader (i.e. providers). As such, providers who enter …

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Government Allegedly Cutting £250 Million from Social Care Workforce Funding

In a striking reversal of the December 2021 pledge to give £500 million for investment in health and social care workforce development, it has been reported that the Government will be cutting this amount in half. It also seems that plans for integrating housing into care strategies and focusing on supported housing options may also …

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Section 64: A Simple Request Or A Formal Obligation?

At Ridouts, when the CQC issue a notice of proposal seeking the imposition of conditions on a provider’s registration, we commonly find ourselves submitting that such extreme measures are unnecessary given the CQC’s powers to make a one-off request for information under Section 64 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (“Act”). But, what …

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Ofsted publishes new code of conduct for inspections

On 1 September 2022 Ofsted published an updated guidance on its code of conduct (“The Guidance”) which provides direction on the conduct of inspectors and the expectations they have for providers. Ofsted have stated that the primary purpose of inspection or regulation under its framework is to bring about improvement in education provision for all …

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