What's New

The Government has responded to the Health and Social Care Committee (HSCC) report on workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care, acknowledging that the pressure on the workforce has been, and continues to be, extremely high.

The Government has accepted Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advice to offer an additional booster dose to all adults over 75 and the most vulnerable over-12s in the UK in the Spring.

Care homes and home care firms have been urged to protect themselves and check their security arrangements, in response to malicious cyber incidents in and around Ukraine.

People with Covid-19 symptoms will be encouraged to exercise personal responsibility, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said, after all legal restrictions in England are lifted on Thursday 24 February.

Comments have been invited on proposed amendments to the Home Office code of practice for employers on avoiding unlawful discrimination while preventing illegal working.

In December 2020, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) issued Covid-19 advice for pregnant employees applicable in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and written with the assistance of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG).

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published a new White Paper, Joining Up, Care for People, Places and Populations, proposing “further, faster” health and care integration.

The Government's expanded Health and Care Visa scheme comes into effect on 15 February 2021 with the aim of plugging the skills gap.

Since 1 December 2021, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) said it has received complaints concerning 82 alleged blanket bans on care home visiting.

The Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) Annual Report and Accounts 2020 to 2021 has estimated that £8.7 billion, spent on PPE for care homes and the NHS, has been written off because it was unsuitable or overpriced.