Chief Medical Officer for England Professor Chris Whitty will call on the public to get a booster vaccination, in a nationwide advertising campaign launching this week to further galvanise the booster programme.
Read more...The NHS Confederation is calling on all MPs to vote in favour of the Plan B interventions today given the growing concerns about the omicron…
Read more...Thousands of the UK’s most vulnerable people will be among the first in the world to access life-saving, cutting-edge antiviral and antibody treatments from today,
Read more...The largest study of care homes in the UK, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that a co-ordinated approach to fall prevention in care homes
Read more...Temporary and precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the new COVID-19 Omicron variant in the UK will come into force on Tuesday
Read more...The National Care Forum (NCF), has announced the release of its Impact Report 2020-2021.
From the start of the pandemic, the NCF played a pivotal role in supporting care providers
Read more...The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) has launched new guidance on the roles and responsibilities of Principal occupational therapists in adult social care services in England.
Read more...A group of local authority partners has agreed to undertake a unique digital transformation programme being run by leading transformation agency Rethink Partners, and the Local Government Association (LGA).
Read more...Health & Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid has defended the government’s health and social care plans after critics said they would hit those less well off.
Read more...November 2021 Coalition of charities calls on Health Secretary to take immediate action to help older people get home from hospital
Read more...More than 13 million life-saving booster jabs have been given across the UK, marking another significant milestone in the phenomenal COVID-19 vaccination programme.
Read more...Responding to the findings of a census by the Royal College of Physicians, the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and the Royal College of…
Read more...Age UK is urging all older people to stay well this winter and wherever possible to have both the Covid 19 booster vaccine and the flu…
Read more...The Health and Social Care committee has released a report on ‘supporting people with dementia and their carers’.
Read more...The Care Inspectorate has launched a consultation on a new Corporate Plan that will cover the three-year period from 2022–2025.
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