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December 11, 2025

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No VAT on PPE for Care Sector

TREASURY CUTS TAXES TO REDUCE PPE COSTS

VAT on essential personal protective equipment (PPE) for Covid-19 will be temporarily scrapped saving more than £100m for care homes and businesses dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, the...
GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES IMPROVED DATA REPORT ON COVID-19 DEATHS

GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES IMPROVED DATA REPORT ON COVID-19 DEATHS

The Government’s new system for reporting data on COVID-19 deaths across all settings comes into place today (29th April 2020). Currently, only data on deaths in England occurring in...
The Care Association Alliance Comment COVID-19

‘MISGUIDED’ TO CALL FOR CARE HOME RESIDENTS TO BE MOVED INTO HOSPITALS

The Care Association Alliance, a professional body that represents 38 regional Care Associations who between them represent thousands of care services across the UK, have today issued this statement...
Care for Others. Make a Difference Campaign launched

CARE RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN TO BOOST WORKFORCE

A new national adult social care recruitment campaign has been launched to boost the adult social care workforce in England as part of a wider plan to attract more staff into the sector. The...
CARE PROVIDERS SEEK BETTER FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENT

CARE PROVIDERS SEEK BETTER FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENT

Care providers are calling for better financial support from the Government to help them get through the hardships caused by the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19). The Independent Care Group...
REFERO OFFERS FREE ACCESS TO VIDEO CONSULTATION TECHNOLOGY

REFERO OFFERS FREE ACCESS TO VIDEO CONSULTATION TECHNOLOGY

Refero, the video consultation firm which connects citizens with the public sector, has announced it is offering free usage of its platform to public sector bodies to support the local government...
Lord Patel of Bradford

NEW BOARD DIRECTOR FOR CYGNET HEALTH CARE

Cygnet Health Care has appointed Professor Lord Patel of Bradford as Senior Independent Board Director.   Lord Patel joins Cygnet Health Care following many years of working at the...
Phil Crowther, CEO of the Newlands Group, which incorporates Tribe Recruitment and domiciliary care company Care Matters, has written to the minister of state for care, Helen Whately MP, highlighting the need to get staff who have previously been checked into work quickly, rather than waiting up to six weeks for new checks to return.

CARE SECTOR EXPERT CALLS FOR REDUCTION IN DBS PROCESSING TIME

Tribe Recruitment, a healthcare sector recruiter based in the North East, is calling for the government to reduce the time taken to process Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks to 48 hours,...
Over 65s Coronavirus Struggles

OVER-65S STRUGGLING TO GET ESSENTIALS DURING PANDEMIC, SURVEY REVEALS

Three in five (60%) people aged over 65 are currently unable to get enough supplies to cover their day-to-day needs, a study from older people’s charity Independent Age has revealed. ...
Care Innovation Hub CEO Steps Down

CEO OF CARE INNOVATION HUB STEPS DOWN AS OPERATIONS ARE PAUSED

Due to the effects of COVID-19, Care Innovation Hub has made the difficult decision to pause all operations for the foreseeable future, likely to last at least six months.   In order to...
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