Free PPE for Frontline Extended for Another Year
The offer of free Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to frontline health and social care staff in England has been extended for another year.
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Social Care
“Just Grim, Difficult and Relentless’ says NCF
In a survey published by the National Care Forum (NCF), we are seeing an increase in the pressures facing the social care sector as we see the impact of the Omicron
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Omicron and Emergency Care Crisis Could Derail Plans to Tackle Backlog, Warn MPs
Government plans to deal with a record 5.8 million waiting list for elective care risk being overturned by a crisis in emergency care.
Read more...Social Care Workers to be Added to Shortage Occupation List – but for Just 12 Months
Social care workers are to be added to the Shortage Occupation List as the Government looks to ease the staffing crisis facing the social care sector. But, warns social care lawyers Royds Withy King
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Archbishop of Canterbury Calls for NHS-style Covenant on Social Care
The Archbishop of Canterbury is calling for reforms in the provision of social care which prioritise the value of the person over the financial cost.
Read more...Coalition Calls for End to Isolation
A coalition of organisations has written to local health and care leaders calling on them to put an end to “harmful isolation practices” and to help promote the rights of people in care.
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BMA says the Government Must Listen in Order to End the Staffing Crisis
Responding to the publication of the Health and Social Care Committee’s ‘Clearing the backlog caused by the pandemic’ report, Dr David Wrigley, BMA deputy council chair, said:
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NHS Confederation Responds to Covid-19 Vaccination Progress
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced that over 90% of the UK population aged over 12 have now received a first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine
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Local Care Home Joins Thousands of Residents for Annual ‘Pub Quiz’
Barchester’s Upton Bay care home, in Poole, got into the Christmas spirit by joining a virtual afternoon of festivities along with the staff and residents…
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Revitalise Chief Executive Awarded CBE in New Year Honours List
Janine Tregelles, Chief Executive of Revitalise, has been awarded a CBE in the New Year Honours list for her Services to Learning Disability. Janine has…
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UK Marks 132 Million Life-Saving Covid-19 Vaccinations in 2021
Around 132 million COVID-19 vaccinations were administered across all four nations of the UK in 2021, as part of the largest vaccination programme in British…
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NHS Plans New Nightingale Facilities in Response to Omicron
The NHS is setting up new Nightingale surge hubs at hospitals across the country as part of preparations for a potential wave of Omicron admissions….
Read more...Government Provides Extra £60 Million to Local Authorities for Adult Social Care Over January 2022
The government will provide an extra £60 million to local authorities to support the adult social care response to COVID-19 in January, Minister for Care…
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Tree Plantation Ceremony in Memory of Former Staff Member who Passed Away at Penarth Care Home
Staff and residents at a care home in Penarth planted a memorial tree for a former colleague who sadly passed away. Jackie Osborn worked at…
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Welcome for extra £60m to aid care staff crisis
CARE providers today welcomed a £60m Government cash injection for the sector but wished it had come sooner. The Independent Care Group (ICG) says every…
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