Care England slams £500K+ ‘Care Hotel’ initiative
Care England has slammed an initiative by Norfolk and Waveney CCG to place care recipients into 'care hotels' which cost the taxpayer…
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Care minister, Gillian Keegan, outlines the importance of strong leadership in health and care
Leadership is one of the most influential factors in shaping organisational culture. Strong leadership helps get the best out of those you…
Family visits made easier in Scotland
New guidance reinforcing the expectation that people in adult care homes in Scotland should be able to see their friends and family…
Care home fee equalisation takes centre stage in social care White Paper
Care home fee equalisation, plus investment in technology to prevent falls are among the pledges made by Government in its new 10-year…
Providers want to help Build Back Better
Care England has appealed to the Government to involve providers in the Build Back Better plans for health and social care reform. Professor…
Minister says 90% of care workers have had jab
The social care minister, Helen Whately has said it was “really difficult” when asked if care workers should be sacked if they…
Downbeat mood greets the PM’s statement
There’s been a mostly downbeat reaction from the care industry to the Government’s announcement on health and social care reform. Among the…
PHE report conclusions for COVID discharge is “rewriting history”
The National Care Forum has dismissed the Public Health England (PHE) report into the links between hospital discharges and COVID outbreaks in…
Five reasons why social care lies “fractured and forgotten”
Five main factors are the cause of market instability in social care, according to a report by the Nuffield Trust.
Councils count the cost of COVID on budgets
Coronavirus has left local authorities seriously underfunded and facing budget cuts, a study from the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned.
