Responding to updated guidance from Public Health England1 on infection prevention and control in healthcare settings, which recommends the wider use of respiratory protective equipment for staff
Read more...Hunters Down Care Home in Huntingdon are well known for their creativeness in making video’s. Residents and staff all enjoy taking part and were very excited in the newest video called “Wash Your Hands.”
Read more...The UK has announced zero daily Covid deaths within 28 days of a positive test for the first time since March 2020.
The latest figures also reported another 3,165 new cases, compared with 3,383 on Monday and 2,493 one week ago.
Read more...Revelations are no surprise to providers
Revelations about the Government’s handling of social care settings during the Covid-19 crisis come as no surprise, care providers have said.
Read more...Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock will celebrate the success of the largest vaccination programme in British history in a speech today (Wednesday 2 June).
Read more...Vic Rayner, CEO of the National Care Forum responds to the Report issued by Public Health England (PHE) analysing the link between hospital discharges and outbreaks in care homes. Vic Rayner said:
Read more...Lawmakers around the world should include “sunset clauses” in legislation to ensure Covid-19 health status certificates are only used during the pandemic, a new study says.
Read more...Former chief adviser, Dominic Cummings, has laid the blame firmly at the door of Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock for the crisis that enveloped care homes during the pandemic
Read more...The Relatives & Residents Association has expressed disappointment and despair at the Care Quality Commission’s abdication of responsibility which, it says has left older people in care at continued risk.
Read more...Today the Care Quality Commission (CQC) launches an ambitious new strategy based on extensive consultation with the public, providers of health and social care services, charities and partner organisations.
Read more...Specialist dementia care provider Vida Healthcare has partnered with the University of Bradford to train the social care talent of the future.
Read more...Care staff are nearly twice as likely to turn down a Covid jab if they’ve been threatened or not given vaccination advice by their employer, according to a UNISON survey.
Read more...Barchester Healthcare has been awarded a triple honour at the 2021 Best Companies Live event where the best employers in the UK were unveiled. The Best Companies awards recognise companies’
Read more...Opera star James Kryshak, who has been working as a care assistant in the Tunbridge Wells Care Centre (TWCC) for the past year, is getting ready to hang up his uniform and return to the stage.
Read more...Care England, responded to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) consultation on making vaccination a condition of deployment in older adult care homes.
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