Gridlock Leading to Deterioration in People’s Access to and Experience of Care says Report
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has released its annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England looks at the quality of
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Health and Social Care
The UK Could Face “Seasons of Suffering” Unless the New PM Plans for Demographic Change
Prime minister Liz truss has been urged to plan for the long term to avoid repeated long-term seasons of suffering. David Sinclair, Chief Executive of
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Liz Truss Confirms She is to Abandon NI Health and Social Care Levy
Prime Minister Liz Truss has confirmed that she is to reverse the 1.25 per cent rise in National Insurance and is scrapping the Health and
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We Need a Fully Funded Workforce Plan Says NCF
The Health and Social Care Select Committee has published two reports which highlight the stark situation in the health and social care workforce: An evaluation
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Health Workforce Report Illustrates Staffing Emergency and Dire Consequences for Staff and Patients
Responding to the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee report on recruitment, training and retention, which describes “the greatest workforce crisis in history,
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Plan for Digital Health and Social Care Will Help Alleviate Staffing Pressures Across the NHS
The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has welcomed the plan for digital health and social care announced today by the Department for Health and
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Fully Funded Nationally Recognised and Accredited Qualifications
An Introduction from MSD Independent I would like to introduce myself . My name is Mark Durbidge and I have been in the Distance Learning
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What Do COVID Vaccination Records Mean for Data Privacy?
By Llinos Bradley, Senior Data Protection Consultant at Gemserv (https://gemserv.com) In November last year, the UK Government announced that the COVID-19 vaccination would become a
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Owner of Leading Surrey Care Group Honoured to Celebrate Eid at Exclusive No. 10 Downing Street Event
The owner of a family-run Surrey care group meets Secretary of State for Health and Social Care at an exclusive No.10 Downing Street event to
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BMA ‘Despair’ at MPs’ Rejection of Workforce Amendment in Commons
Responding to MPs rejecting an amendment to the Health and Care Bill that would have placed a much-needed legal duty on the Westminster Government to
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How Pharmacists Can Support The Health and Social Care Staff Shortage
By Zeinab Ardeshir, Co-founder and CEO of Pill Sorted (www.pillsorted.com) Pharmacists once used to be the centre of their communities, however, somewhere along the line,
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Health and Social Care Watchdogs Release Guidance to Tackle Mistakes in the Aftercare of Mental Health in-Patients
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) and the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) have released new guidance to tackle common and repeated
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Behaving Badly? The New Dirty Word of Health And Social Care?
By Peter Bewert, Managing Director at Meaningful Care Matters (www.meaningfulcarematters.com) I often find myself wondering why and how the word ‘behaviour’ is associated with negative
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New Levy Not Enough for Social Care
Care England has stated that the Government’s Health and Social Care Levy, due to come into effect today, will not deliver the appropriate amount of
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Liberty Protection Safeguards – What Are They and Will They Ever Happen?
By Chris Stark, Partner in the Health and Social Care Advisory Team, Browne Jacobson (www.brownejacobson.com) The already delayed Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) implementation date was
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