Chancellor Must Act to Stabilise Care and Support
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak must take decisive action to stabilise care and support this winter in his Budget and spending review on Wednesday
Read more...
Healthcare
Staff and Residents at Local Care Home Receive Booster Vaccinations
All staff and residents at Barchester’s Magnolia Court care home, in Golders Green, have received their third booster Covid-19 vaccinations.
Read more...Homecare Funding Deficit Exposed
A new report from the Homecare Association details the findings of enquiries, made under freedom of information legislation, to 340 public organisations
Read more...
COVID-19 Booster Jabs Booked or Delivered at Nine in Ten Care Homes in England
COVID booster jabs have been delivered or booked in at almost nine in 10 care homes as the NHS vaccination programme accelerates ahead of winter.
Read more...
Report Exposes Hidden Scandal of Unmet Care Need
OLDER and vulnerable people left without the care they need is a hidden scandal that needs to be exposed, care providers said today.
Read more...
New Advertising Blitz to Urge Public to Get Flu and COVID-19 Vaccines
A nationwide advertising campaign launches today (Friday 22 October) as part of the government’s call to the public to get their COVID-19 booster and flu jabs
Read more...
Increased Stability in Social Care Key to Mitigating Risk of “Tsunami of Unmet Need”
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published today its annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England. The CQC
Read more...
Stop Poaching Our Staff, Social Care Leader Tells NHS
A social care leader his hit out at the “madness” of the NHS poaching staff from care homes and domiciliary care companies by offering them higher pay.
Read more...
Parliamentary Report Highlights Government Mistakes During Pandemic
The government waited too long to enforce a lockdown in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, missing a chance to control the disease, leading to thousands
Read more...
Clinical Trialists to be Offered ‘Top-Up’ Vaccine Doses
Vaccine clinical trial participants are to be offered the option to get additional vaccine doses from next week, to ensure they can travel abroad to countries which currently only accept vaccination
Read more...
Cygnet Health Care Partner With Kent Cricket To Highlight Children’s Mental Wellbeing
Cygnet Health Care has partnered with Kent Cricket to help primary age children think about their mental wellbeing ahead of World Mental Health Day.
Read more...New Film Launched Urging Public To Get Flu Jab And Covid-19 Booster To Maintain Vital Protection This Winter
Those eligible for the free flu vaccine and COVID-19 booster jab are being urged to book their appointments as soon as possible in a new film campaign launched today
Read more...
Government Launches Landmark Review Of Health And Social Care Leadership
The government has launched a review of leadership in health and social care. The review will be led by former Vice Chief of the Defence Staff General Sir Gordon Messenger
Read more...
Health And Social Care Workers Urged To Consider Personalised Playlists For People Living With Dementia
On World Alzheimer’s Day (today, 21 September), UK-wide charity Playlist for Life is calling for health and social care workers to learn how to swap medicine for music to support people living with dementia.
Read more...Over One Million Invited For COVID Booster Jabs This Week
Invitations to book a COVID booster jab will be sent to one and a half million people this week as the NHS vaccination programme enters a new phase ahead of winter.
Read more...