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Care home operators have joined forces ahead of the national public inquiry into the handling of the coronavirus pandemic in Scotland. Independent Care Homes Scotland...

Government ministers must address the lack of knowledge and experience of social care within the Department of Health and Social Care and senior levels...

Additional funding for infection prevention and control has been provided to cover the winter months. Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid said £388.3m to...

The dental sector is emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic in better shape than many anticipated during the first lockdown. Clare Emery, partner at law...

Mexico has so far allowed in travellers from almost anywhere without the need for testing or vaccinations or quarantine, and as a result has...

Recruiting staff into the sector has not been made easier by the government’s new health and social care levy in what has been described...

Proposals to implement compulsory Covid-19 and flu vaccinations for staff in all frontline health and care settings are to be consulted on. A six-week consultation...

For many years and for many destinations, “low prices” has been the clarion call of destinations and providers seeking medical tourists. But will COVID-19...

Medical travellers’ awareness of service quality is increasing, so hospitals and health centres should put a high priority on understanding the concerns, perceptions and...

Katalyst Laboratories has partnered with Nuffield Health to offer provide rapid Covid-19 testing in central London. The testing service are available at Nuffield’s Covent Garden...

In the July edition of CM Joanne Moseley, associate and practice development lawyer in the employment team at Irwin Mitchell, explained what mandatory vaccinations...

Professor Green wants government to grasp the agenda Last month we saw the government bring forward legislation to make it compulsory to be vaccinated in...

PMI provider WPA paid out around £7.4m in premium rebates last year following restrictions on private healthcare activity during the UK’s first Covid lockdown. Premium...

The opening up of Europe should have come as a relief for inbound and outbound medical tourism. But an array of bans and new...

Changes to self-isolation rules for close contacts of Covid cases have been made in Scotland to allow essential staff in critical roles, including those...

Double vaccinated frontline NHS and social care staff in England who have been told to self-isolate can attend work in exceptional circumstances. This will include...

Malta has tried to be a medical tourism destination, and small numbers have come from France, Italy and the UK.  But a ban on...

The United States is forming expert working groups that will make plans to resume international travel with several key destinations, including Mexico, Canada, the...

The full extent of Covid-19 deaths in care homes in England is to be revealed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) next week. Mei-Ling...

Care homes need to ‘urgently implement’ appropriate systems to comply with new regulations over compulsory Covid-19 vaccination for those working in the sector. The House...