Lack of management support prompts calls for care standards
A lack of management support and poor worker voice in care homes have prompted calls for new national standards for care.
Tag Archives: COVID-19
Scotland suspends COVID-19 death reports from October
Scottish care home COVID-19 death reports will be suspended from Thursday 30 September, the Scottish Parliament has confirmed.
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…
£735 COVID bonus for Welsh care home staff
Care workers in Wales are to receive a one-off COVID bonus payment of £735, which after deductions will equate to £500. It…
PTSD reported by one in five front line health/care workers during COVID
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was among the mental health conditions suffered by frontline health and social care workers (HSCWs) during the…
Scotland opens care homes to weekly visits from mid-March
Indoor visiting of care home residents by up to two designated visitors each and weekly visits for each visitor should begin in…
Care providers warn of staff exodus in 18 months’ time
Care home providers have warned of a staff exodus in 18 months’ time.
Free evening pandemic survival talks from the RCN
All next week, Monday 15-19 February, the Royal College of Nursing will run a series of free evening pandemic survival talks. This…
Care Workers’ Charity launches mental health support programme
The Care Workers’ Charity has launched a Mental Health Support Programme to help alleviate mental health issues seen in social care.
CHM podcast nominated for top media industry award
Care Home Management’s hugely popular podcast series has been nominated for a publishing industry award.
