The Home Office has rejected its own migration advisers’ recommendations to make it easier for care sector providers to employ staff from abroad under its post-Brexit immigration system.
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By Phil Taylor, Chief Digital Officer of RLDatix (www.rldatix.com)
The coronavirus pandemic has magnified a myriad of challenges in the healthcare sector. Whilst there is no magic cure, a change in culture can deliver
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By Mick Feather, Care Business Manager at Citation (www.citation.co.uk)
From 6 October, the transitional regulatory approach began to be rolled out by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
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The UK government is still set to make millions of pounds from migrant care workers by levying ‘stealth taxes’ on those who employ them, despite scrapping a controversial immigration health charge earlier this year.
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The fun and laughter has continued at Magnolia Court care home, in Hampstead as residents recently enjoyed trying a gardening session, Halloween Arts and crafts
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Care home leaders have called for mandatory testing after CQC inspectors reported COVID-19 symptoms.
Freedom of Information (FoI) requests acquired by The Sunday Telegraph have revealed that over 100 CQC inspectors
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Residents at Manor House care home in Little Weighton experienced a taste of the Great British Bake Off (GBBO) with a selection of cakes and bakes in celebration of the show’s return to TV screens.
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In this new way of working, care and support providers, like many organisations, are adopting innovative technology to offer improved services within their settings.
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Jump in care home cases worries providers
Worried care providers today called for greater Government support after a steep rise in the number of Covid-19 deaths in care and nursing homes.
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7 in 10 disabled people employed in March (71%) have been impacted by loss of income, furlough, unemployment or other damaging effects as a result of the pandemic.
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Keeping up with this year’s theme days, HC-One’s Moss View care home in Liverpool, Merseyside enjoyed a German theme day with their own Oktoberfest.
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Renaissance Care’s Whitecraigs care home residents are creating their very own Haunted Halloween pebble hunt around Newton Mearns in Glasgow, to give local children an alternative to trick or treating this year.
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Residents at HC One’s White Gables care home spent their time enjoying the beach in a box.
Wellbeing coordinator, Katherine Trever
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Meallmore has announced the winners for their ‘Take the Biscuit’ baking challenge, which saw residents and staff compete for the crown of star biscuit baker.
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Michelle Penn, partner at law firm BLM, analyses the current state of the care sector and whether it is in a viable position to survive the impact of the COVID-19 crisis.
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