What will you do differently as a result of COVID-19?
The editorial, titled: What will you do differently as a result of COVID-19?, has been published in the August Care Briefing, by…
Tag Archives: COVID-19
Scottish care workers to share insight into working on COVID-19 frontline
Scotland’s front line care workers are being asked to tell the “whole story” of their experience during COVID-19 in a research project…
Empty care home beds almost double from previous year
Care homes are facing uncertainty as the number of empty beds have almost doubled from last year, a 5 News/National Care Association…
Scottish social care sector to receive a further £50 million for COVID-19 costs
Scotland’s social care sector will receive an additional £50 million funding to support providers with COVID-19 related costs, Health Secretary Jeane Freeman…
Scottish regulator unveils COVID-19 Scrutiny Assessment Tool
The COVID-19 Scrutiny Assessment Tool (SAT) is a trigger tool developed by the Care Inspectorate to identify indicators of potential concerns in…
Use video to improve your care home’s local profile
Care homes can push back on the negative perception some people have of care homes following the COVID-19 crisis by investing in…
Care homes allowed to open to single, ‘constant’ visitors
West Berkshire Council has published a Responsible Visiting Code to support care home visits.
Care homes felt “like lambs to the slaughter” during COVID-19
The Rural Health and Care Alliance has republished a Guardian newspaper article looking at life inside a care home during COVID-19.
Scotland launches 24/7 mental health helpline
Health and social care workers in Scotland will now have access to mental health support 24 hours a day, seven days a…
Government study proves continuing need for infection control in care homes
There is a continuing need for improved infection control in care homes. That is the key recommendation from a Government-commissioned study proving…
