LGA Responds to DHSC Package to Protect Care Sector this Winter
Responding to the Department of Health and Social Care’s announcement of a support package to protect the care sector this winter, Cllr David Fothergill, Chairman…
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Social Care
Daily Rapid Testing for COVID-19 Contacts Launches this Week
From Tuesday 14 December, people who are fully vaccinated and identified as a contact of someone with COVID-19 – whether Omicron or not – should…
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Fareham Care Home Resident’s Wish Comes True to Meet Pompey Legend
A Pompey legend played football with care home residents in Fareham as part of an initiative to grant residents’ bucket list wishes. Bert Gee, who…
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Cut-off Date for Care Home Workers to Self-Certify a Temporary Medical Exemption Extended to 31 March 2022
Workers within CQC-regulated care homes in England had until 24th December to provide official evidence of a permanent medical exemption or face being redeployed or…
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Support Package to Protect Care Sector this Winter
Additional support is being offered to the social care sector as part of a package of new measures to protect people from the spread of…
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The best Christmas Present for Care Home Residents is to Keep them Safe, says Social Care Leader
A social care leader is calling for a tightening of the rules for visiting care homes to save lives in the run-up to Christmas.
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New Law To Prevent Inappropriate Use Of Force In Mental Health Settings
Patients in mental health settings will be better protected from inappropriate use of force following the commencement of landmark regulations and publication
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Bupa Partners with Beam to Help Homeless People into Work
Bupa is working with the social enterprise, Beam, to offer hiring opportunities for people experiencing homelessness.
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Sector Reacts to Governments White Paper on Adult Social Care
Care providers today gave a muted welcome to a long-awaited White Paper on the future of social care. The Independent Care Group (ICG) has welcomed parts of today’s White Paper, ‘People at the Heart of Care’.
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Government Publish Ten Year Vision to Improve Adult Social Care
A ten year vision for adult social care has been published which will help provide greater choice for those receiving care and certainty over costs
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NCF Counts Down to Christmas by Shining a Spotlight on Inspiring Care
As Christmas draws closer and we begin to turn our attention to the festivities, an important part of the legacy of 2021 will be the…
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NHS Will Do Everything It Can to Roll Out Boosters But Government Must Give Clear Messages
Responding to the No 10 press conference on the roll out of coronavirus boosters, Ruth Rankine, director of primary care at the NHS Confederation said:…
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Muted Welcome for Care White Paper
Care providers today gave a muted welcome to reports of a long-awaited White Paper on the future of social care. The Independent Care Group (ICG)…
Read more...Social Care Sector Loses Up to 50,000 Staff in Lead Up to Winter Months
The social care sector in England may have lost up to 50,000 workers across all providers of care, heaping pressure onto burnt out existing staff…
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Carers’ Fears Over Omicron Covid Variant
Carers are calling for urgent Government support to protect the country’s oldest and most vulnerable as the new omicron variant of Covid-19 spreads. They urgently…
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