RESPONSE: Mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for health and social care workers sparks mixed reactions
Following the UK Government’s announcement that all frontline health and social care workers in England will need to have had both COVID-19 vaccines by 1…
£16.25m ringfenced funding for councils to bolster adult social care workforce
Minister for Care Gillian Keegan The adult social care sector is set to benefit from £ million of new UK Government funding to help workforce…
Almost £400m in funding to help adult social care sector ahead of winter
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid The UK Government has confirmed additional funding for infection prevention and control to help the adult social care…
£30m funding for more Changing Places toilets to support disabled people in England
More than 250,000 disabled people in the country will benefit from greater access to life-enhancing Changing Places toilets, as the UK Government announces a new…
BUDGET 2021: Key measures announced in this year’s spending and tax plans
Yesterday (3 March), Chancellor Rishi Sunak presented the 2021 Budget to Parliament, outlining the key spending and tax plans to aid in the UK’s economic…
Live healthcare summit to explore turning innovations into services that benefit patients
A virtual event is set to bring together Scottish and UK Government leaders in a bid to identify the healthcare innovation priorities of tomorrow. Entitled…
LOCKDOWN EXIT PLAN: How restrictions in England will be lifted in four stages
Yesterday (22 February 2020), Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled the UK Government’s cautious four-step plan to ease lockdown restrictions in England. The prime minister said…
ADASS and Healthwatch welcome push towards integration in government whitepaper
The Department of Health and Social Care's legislative proposals for a Health and Care Bill Following the publication of the UK Government’s whitepaper about NHS…
New leader appointed for construction of 40 new hospitals by 2030
Natalie Forrest, Senior Responsible Officer of the New Hospital Programme The UK Government’s commitment to build 40 new hospitals by 2030 has been boosted by…
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…