Care providers ‘living hand to mouth’, says committee
The pandemic’s impact on social care has emphasised the sector is ‘not properly funded, lacks transparency and urgently needs reform’.
A Public Accounts Committee report...
National Care Forum calls for MPs to reject report findings
The National Care Forum (NCF) wants findings in a Public Health England report to be rejected after Matt Hancock continued to quote them during...
Hancock unaware care providers offered new facilities for discharged patients
Matt Hancock was unaware care providers had offered the use of their new facilities to isolate discharged patients who potentially had Covid-19.
During an evidence...
Social care people plan urgently needed, say MPs
Absence of a people plan for social care needs to be rectified by government as ‘a matter of urgency’, MPs have concluded.
They have recommended,...
Homecare fee rates ‘glaringly short’ of what is required
Low fee rates for homecare in Northern Ireland risks undermining the ability of providers to improve the working conditions of care workers.
In a bid...
Care home integration important to younger generations, research finds
Castleoak has partnered with the University of Oxford student consultancy to understand perceptions of care homes among generations X, Y and Z and how...
CQC targets ‘dynamic and flexible’ regulation as part of strategy
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) aims to become more flexible in how it manages risk and uncertainty so it can respond in a quicker...
Councils to receive £51m for care leavers support
Councils will receive more than £50m to help young people in the care system.
Education secretary Gavin Williamson said the package will fund schemes to...
‘Infrastructure support’ needed if vaccines are to be mandated
Appropriate infrastructure support must be provided if Covid-19 vaccinations are to be mandated among staff in care homes for older people.
In responding to the...
Producing live data on visiting would have ‘substantial impact’ on providers
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has raised concerns with the chair of a government select committee over calls to produce live data on care...
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