The Care Provider Alliance (CPA) and NHS England are convening a new learning network that will host a series of online sessions exploring emerging practice and innovative models of partnerships working. The new arrangements for Integrated Care Systems offer a real opportunity to meaningfully include adult social care providers as Read the full article…
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has updated guidance on the use of face masks in all care settings and on outbreaks in care homes. Previous guidance stated that face masks in care settings should be worn at all times and that care homes should seek advice from Read the full article…
The National Care Forum (NCF), the leading membership organisation for not-for-profit organisations in the care and support sector, announced the appointment of five new board members at its Annual General Meeting (AGM). Professor Vic Rayner OBE, Chief Executive Officer, said, ‘We are delighted to welcome Marianne Wanstall, CEO, The Brendoncare Read the full article…
The Homecare Association has published its minimum price for homecare for April 2023 to March 2024. This minimum fee rate for the purchase of homecare by local authorities and the NHS has been calculated at £25.95 per hour. This allows for full compliance with the National Living Wage (£10.42 per Read the full article…
A new publicly accessible video series that shows how disabled people get active in care environments launches today. Get Yourself Active at Disability Rights UK, along with noted filmmakers Rainbow Collective, the social care providers Trafford Choices, Community Integrated Care, and Skills for Care collaborated to work on the project. Read the full article…
To mark global Human Rights Day, which took place on 10th December, care organisations, including the National Care Forum and The Relatives and Residents’ Association co-signed a letter calling on the Government to stand firm on human rights protections in the UK. The letter, signed by 158 organisations says that Read the full article…
Age UK is appealing to the public to keep supporting the older people in their lives and to stay in touch to ensure they are managing to keep warm and eat well, despite soaring prices. The charity says that COVID-19 and other nasty winter bugs are circulating widely, and now, Read the full article…
Older people’s charity Independent Age has warned that complexities in the social care system, and difficulties accessing information and advice from local councils in England, are causing added distress to people in need of care. New research shows that many older people and their families are not getting adequate advice Read the full article…
The former Health and Social Care Secretary, Matt Hancock MP, has published his book reporting on the Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and members of the care industry have responded fiercely to his claims. Matt Hancock has been a serving MP for West Suffolk from 2012 and held the Read the full article…
This week, Care England announced it wants to support care providers to secure the best value for money possible for Gas and Electricity. Care England is concerned about energy renewal costs faced by care providers since the War in Ukraine and following feedback from its successful energy webinars and its Read the full article…
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