The Government Equalities Office (GEO) has reminded employers of the next deadlines for reporting their gender pay gap data if their organisation has 250 or more employees.
The Government has announced that it intends to proceed with the proposals to recruit a Patient Safety Commissioner, following a public consultation between June and August 2021 regarding the appointment and operation of the new role.
The UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) advice for health and social care staff who have a positive lateral flow device (LFD) test result has changed as they are no longer required to have a follow-up PCR test and should, with some exceptions, stay at home and self-isolate immediately.
New workload prioritisation advice during the accelerated Covid-19 booster vaccination campaign has been issued by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), which lists services that GP practices can pause and work that must continue.
A letter from NHS England has said all integrated care systems (ICSs) are being asked to put in place comprehensive coverage of Covid Oximetry @home (CO@h) and Covid Virtual Ward (CVW) pathways to meet potential demand.
London NHS Trusts laboratory, run by Barts Health, has called on GPs to limit the samples they send to pathology due to significant Covid-19 related staff absences.