COVID Inquiry confirms care home scrutiny
Care homes can expect scrutiny of their management of the pandemic, now the terms of the of the UK COVID-19 Inquiry have…
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New IPC standards published for Scotland
Healthcare Improvement Scotland has published new Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) standards that apply to health and adult social care settings.
Care England calls for ‘positive legacy’ after High Court ruling
Care England has demanded that the high court ruling on the Government’s ‘unlawful’ patient discharge policy must leave a positive legacy. Professor…
Audit hand hygiene and glove use, nurses’ union tells providers
Organisations delivering health and social care should carry out routine audits of hand hygiene adherence that include glove use
Scotland and Wales change care home COVID management rules
Wales and Scotland have eased coronavirus restrictions in care homes.
COVID outbreak rules reduce to 10 days
New COVID-19 outbreak management guidance for care homes in England reduces restrictions from 14 to 10 days.
England COVID plan ushers in resident booster jabs, plus end to COVID health & safety rules
Additional boosters for all older care home residents and an end to COVID health and safety rules are all part of a…
How green are the disinfectants in your care home?
Care homes are being urged to check the sustainability claims of the surface disinfectants they purchase.
CQC emphasises need to offer unrestricted care home visits
CQC has outlined its expectation that care homes in England will follow government guidance on visiting
Visiting advice updates in Wales and Scotland
Wales and Scotland have updated care home visiting guidance, as COVID-19 restrictions continue to relax.
