Guidance for local authorities, CCGs and home care providers about delivering care amid coronavirus pandemic
Public Health England (PHE) has issued new guidance about home care provision which sets out key messages to support planning and preparation in the event…
Guidance issued to local authorities outlines Care Act duties that can be suspended
The Department of Health and Social Care has published guidance to local authorities relating to the new Coronavirus Act powers available to suspend Care Act…
COVID-19 pandemic requires AHPs to be flexible, new letter from HCPC and Chief AHP Officers says
Allied health professionals (AHPs) across the UK have received a letter detailing why they need to vary their practices, work outside of their usual environment…
PHE issues guidance for local authorities, CCGs and residential care homes about Coronavirus
To help those responsible for care home provision to plan and prepare in the event of a COVID-19 outbreak, Public Health England (PHE) has put…
New free government-backed care home complaints guide launches
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has launched new complaints guidebook for the UK care homes industry. In 2018, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)…
NHS England releases guidance to CCGs concerning legal rights to personal wheelchair budgets
Following the extension of personal wheelchair budget (PWB) eligibility in December 2019, new guidance has been published by NHS England and NHS Improvement to CCGs…
White paper assists in the choice and specification of appropriate toilet facilities for bariatric patients
Responding to the obesity crisis in England, accessible toilet specialist Closomat has produced a free guidance document to assist in the choice and specification of…
New checklist to help improve local housing adaptations provision throughout England
Care & Repair England has launched a new guide which offers practical information and advice about housing adaptations and how services can be reviewed and…
Two OT-led guides to give housing adaptation practitioners the skills needed to make informed decisions about accessible toilets
Practitioners involved in the housing adaptations process are being empowered to ease at least one pain point with two analysis documents written by occupational therapists.…
New standards of practice for physiotherapists working with adults with a learning disability launch
A new guide, which aims to improve and standardise the delivery and commissioning of specialist physiotherapy services to provide successful physiotherapy to adults with a…