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NHS Digital Adult Social Care Statistics

NHS DIGITAL PUBLISHES FIVE-YEAR ADULT SOCIAL CARE OVERVIEW

NHS Digital has published a new report today, outlining trends in adult social care statistics over time. Adult Social Care Statistics in England: An Overview brings together data from a range of...
Tony Stein, Chief Executive of Healthcare Management Solutions

CARE HOME BOSS COMMENTS ON COMPULSORY VACCINE PROPOSAL

The boss of a major UK care home operator has welcomed the news that the COVID vaccines could be made compulsory for care workers.  Today, the Telegraph revealed that details of a paper...
Lightweight screens from Smartlouvre have proved invaluable for patients and staff at an NHS hospital in Hampshire during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping to reduce heat; improve air quality and remove the need for germ-circulating ventilation systems.

SMART SCREENS RESOLVE COVID-19 VENTILATION ISSUES AT NHS HOSPITAL

Lightweight screens from Smartlouvre have proved invaluable for patients and staff at an NHS hospital in Hampshire during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping to reduce heat; improve air quality and...
COVID Preventative Treatments for Vulnerable

TRIALS LAUNCHED TO FIND COVID-19 TREATMENTS FOR MOST VULNERABLE

Two new government-funded clinical trials have been launched in the UK, with the aim of preventing vulnerable people from catching COVID-19. The trials will test the effectiveness of treatments -...
The National Care Forum has issued a response to the government’s announcement of emergency funding for the adult social care sector, welcoming the extra financial support for infection prevention and control and rapid testing.

NCF WELCOMES EXTRA FUNDING FOR ADULT SOCIAL CARE

The National Care Forum has issued a response to the government’s announcement of emergency funding for the adult social care sector, welcoming the extra financial support for infection...
A funding package of £7 billion has been confirmed for health and social care services, the Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced.

£7 BILLION FUNDING PACKAGE FOR NHS AND SOCIAL CARE

A funding package of £7 billion has been confirmed for health and social care services, the Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced. The NHS will receive £6.6 billion in...
The government has announced a £25 million boost for nurse training which will see nurses and other healthcare students benefit from expanded virtual training, and the launch of a new national critical care qualification for qualified nurses.

£25 MILLION BOOST FOR NURSE TRAINING ANNOUNCED

The government has announced a £25 million boost for nurse training which will see nurses and other healthcare students benefit from expanded virtual training, and the launch of a new national...
Care provider Cygnet Health Care has announced the launch of a video campaign called #ihadthevaccine to urge ethnic minority communities to have the COVID-19 vaccine.

CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO COUNTER MISINFORMATION AROUND COVID VACCINE

Care provider Cygnet Health Care has announced the launch of a video campaign called #ihadthevaccine to urge ethnic minority communities to have the COVID-19 vaccine.  Amid concerns that the...
The return of visiting in care homes this week is a welcome step but more funding is required to support care homes, the Chief Executive of the National Care Forum has said.

GOVERNMENT URGED TO CONFIRM FUNDING TO SUPPORT CARE HOME VISITING

The return of visiting in care homes this week is a welcome step but more funding is required to support care homes, the Chief Executive of the National Care Forum has said. Vic Rayner, Chief...
Hugo Spalding, MD of Gather Care

CQC URGED TO INCLUDE INFECTION CONTROL IN INSPECTION CRITERIA

Hugo Spalding, Managing Director of Gather Care, has written to the chief executive of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) asking him to use the experiences of the coronavirus pandemic to update its...

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