RECENT NEWS

The closure of the Covid vaccine National Booking System to frontline social care staff from 1 April has denied tens of thousands of workers to receive a jab, according to the National Care Forum (NCF).

John’s Campaign has launched a legal challenge to a blanket ban on visits out of care homes by residents aged over 65 and the requirement for those who are permitted to leave the care home to self-isolate for 14 days on their return.

A Scottish study led by a University of Dundee academic is to examine the “disproportionate” effect of Covid-19 on care homes.

Care home residents in England will be able to receive two visitors indoors from Monday 12 April as the government eases Covid restrictions.

Hallmark Care Homes is to host a virtual event later this month to formally introduce its end-of-life care strategy partnership with charity Marie Curie.

A cruise liner is offering 999 free rooms to social care workers and other key personnel on board sailings around the UK coastline this summer.

Planning permission has been granted for a care home in Crewe, Cheshire to be brought to completion by Anavo Group.

Hallmark Care Homes is to pay all its staff at or above the rate set by the Real Living Wage Foundation from today.

The government has extended the provision of free PPE to social care providers by a further nine months until the end of March 2022.

The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for immediate government action on social care as part of a new long-term plan to “build back better” from the pandemic in the spirit of post-war reform.

Care home resident deaths involving Covid-19 in England and Wales have reached the lowest level since October, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data.

A single dose of Covid vaccine stops 62 per cent of infections in care home residents, according to initial research findings.

Boris Johnson will launch a consultation on compulsory vaccinations for care home staff in early April, according to a report.

The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has launched its search for the best chef working in the care sector by opening entries for its Care Chef of the Year 2021 award.

Police have made two arrests of care staff in connection with an outbreak of Covid-19 at a home in Sidmouth, Devon.

The government is set to announce its promised plans to reform social care in the Queen’s speech in May, Boris Johnson has told Parliament.

Short-term funding and the lack of a long-term vision has damaged planning, innovation and investment in adult social care, according the National Audit Office (NAO).

Virgin Money is to sponsor The Care Home Environment’s free to attend Future of Dementia Care Design virtual roundtable on 22 April.

Care England is partnering with the University of Birmingham to develop a £15m UK centre for adult social care that aims to put evidence into practice to promote and maintain people’s independence and wellbeing.

Sandstone Care has acquired the recently completed Ribble Court care home near Preston, Lancashire from Scottish property developer Simply.