Spending Review 2020 outlines 13.5% rise in DFG spending to £573mil
On 25 November, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak presented his Spending Review 2020 to Parliament, which sets out how much the UK Government will…
Children’s Minister announces important research on how assistive tech can help SEND students
Children and Families Minister Vicky Ford has unveiled new research, which explores how transformative assistive technology can help to bridge the gap between education and…
NHS Digital announces new social care standards to support more person-centred care
New standards for integrating key health and social care information will ensure services can work together better to provide more personalised care, according to NHS…
Patient-facing NHS staff to be tested twice a week at home for COVID-19
NHS England has confirmed that asymptomatic COVID-19 testing will be made available to all patient-facing NHS staff, after receiving confirmation from Test and Trace over…
National care bodies launch assistive tech commission to encourage integration across social care
Senior woman with female caregiver Two national care bodies have joined forces to make recommendations to government, the health, care and housing sectors and the…
Up to £500,000 available for projects that find new ways to improve transport accessibility
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced a first-of-its-kind competition to find new ways to improve transport accessibility for disabled people across the UK. Helping…
PM unveils tougher national restrictions as NHS “weeks from being overwhelmed”
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced new national COVID-19 restrictions in England from Thursday 5 November, meaning that everyone must stay at home with a…
Black Country and West Birmingham CCGs apply to merge in a bid to improve patient care
Governing Body members for four Black Country and West Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) – Dudley, Walsall, Sandwell & West Birmingham, and Wolverhampton – have…
Letter to directors of adult services outlines winter discharge process for COVID-19 patients
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has sent a letter to directors of adult services in England outlining the requirement for designated care…
CCG seeks patient feedback about how it can improve intermediate care services
Proposals for intermediate care services in Bury that aim to improve the range of care services available to benefit more people are being consulted on…