The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) published its autumn and winter COVID-19 plan this week. Prior to the latest Government announcements, Stephen Chandler, ADASS President, said, ‘Adult social care must be central to the Winter Plan and not an afterthought. We hope that the plan incorporates the recommendations Read the full article…
The Government is seeking views on plans for staff in health and care settings in England to be required to have COVID-19 and flu vaccines to protect vulnerable people. A six-week consultation will be launched today, looking at whether requirements should apply for health and wider social care workers: those Read the full article…
Social care organisations across England have joined together today to launch #RememberSocialCare ― a campaign to honour the work of the adult social care workforce during the pandemic, and those we sadly lost. A total of 21 organisations, supported by the Department of Health and Social Care and Minister of Read the full article…
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is advising that people with severely weakened immune systems should have a third vaccine dose as part of their primary COVID-19 vaccination schedule. According to the JCVI, this third dose should be offered to people over 12 years who were severely immunosuppressed at Read the full article…
The Outstanding Manager Network, which represents more than 5,700 care managers, sent a letter to the Health and Social Care Committee this week expressing concern about the current state of the social care sector. Key areas highlighted in the letter included concerns over the safety and sustainability of services, the Read the full article…
From Monday 16th August, most double vaccinated health and social care staff who are close contacts of cases will be able to routinely return to work, provided they have had a negative PCR test. Daily LFD tests will need to be taken for 10 days as a precaution. Staff working Read the full article…
A specialist care group in Milton Keynes is offering a brand new car as a raffle prize to fully vaccinated staff as it says its more cost effective than recruiting new team members. Staff at PJ Care face losing their jobs if they haven’t been fully vaccinated by 11th November, Read the full article…
John’s Campaign and the Relatives and Residents’ Association (R&RA) will apply for Core Participant Status at the public inquiry into the UK Government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The campaign group and charity for families with loved ones in care homes have appointed law firm Leigh Day to make their Read the full article…
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) published new data yesterday, outlining death notifications involving COVID-19 received from individual care homes between 10th April 2020 and 31st March 2021. More than 39,000 care home deaths were recorded over the period. The highest number of care home deaths over the period were registered Read the full article…
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) updated guidance last night, relating to visits out of care homes. The guidance applies from 19th July 2021. It accompanies the Government roadmap to ease restrictions across England and replaces all previous guidance on visits outside of the care home. The Government Read the full article…
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