Category: Care sector news
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...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...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...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 -...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...£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...£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...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...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...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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