Staff working in all CQC-registered care homes must be fully COVID-19 vaccinated, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed.
Read more...The government is to make coronavirus vaccinations compulsory for care home staff who work with elderly and vulnerable people according to reports today (June16).
Read more...Nearly two thirds of health leaders surveyed do not think the remaining national lockdown restrictions in England should be lifted on 21 June.
Read more...Staff “burnout” with staff in theNHS and social care in England has reached an “emergency” level and risks the future of the health service, MPs have warned.
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 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...Over 1.3 million new people have registered to use the NHS App since the addition of COVID-19 vaccine status was announced on 7 May.
Read more...Around 72% of UK adults have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the latest figures published today (Sunday 23 May) show.
Read more...A review of the legality of moves of patients from hospitals to care homes in Scotland at the height of the pandemic has found vulnerable people were transferred without due consent.
Read more...Thousands of volunteers will receive a booster COVID-19 vaccine in a new clinical trial launching today, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced.
Read more...The government has outlined new decisive actions to halt the spread of the B1.617.2 variant of concern first identified in India.
Read more...From Monday 17 May care home residents will be able to have more named visitors and more opportunities to make visits out with no need…
Read more...RESIDENTS at a Kilmarnock care home have signed up to a novel pen pal partnership with another older people’s residence in Kilmarnock – but this…
Read more...Every member of the team at Encore Care Homes will undergo training to become a Dementia Friend. New and existing members of the team working…
Read more...Daily coronavirus tests will be given to as many as 40,000 people who have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19,…
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