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Academic Research into Testing You may recall previous notes about this research, Professor Laura Shallcross has asked us to share the following: ‘Care homes have become used to regular testing […]

New funding for local authorities to begin implementing adult social care charging reform £15.5 million will help local authorities prepare for adult social care charging reform in October 2023 Adult

DHSC Covid Testing update (Friday 17th June 2022) At the previous DHSC CAWGS meeting we discussed a plan to pause regular asymptomatic testing across England, including across ASC and the

DHSC message regarding mask use. We have become aware of some confusion about the wearing of face masks in all adult social care settings, including domiciliary care, extra care housing

Backdated Payment Principles for FNC On 11.5.22, DHSC announced the new rate for NHS funded nursing care (FNC) 2022/23 and a retrospective uplift for 2021/22, in recognition of the additional

Registered Manager V-Meeting Wednesday June 15th 10.00 – 11.30 Developing the Future of your Organisation Apologies, for technical reasons, the recording of this event failed. Suzanne Elwick From the DHSC

Masks in Care Settings The DHSC have made it clear that the guidance around masks in adult social care has not changed. This guidance remains in force: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/infection-prevention-and-control-in-adult-social-care-covid-19-supplement.  UKHSA and

Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data – requirement by March 2024. This final version of the strategy sets out ambitious plans to harness the potential of

Men’s Health Week – time for your MOT It’s the start of #MensHealthWeek (13 June to 19 June) – a week that encourages boys and men to check in with

Enhanced Health in Care Homes Framework Refresh Webinars NHSE is holding a number of webinars in order to hear people’s thoughts about how they can improve and add to the