POSTED BY KATRINA MCCRORY | 20 DECEMBER 2021 Covid-19 inquiry chair announced On 15 December 2021 the Prime Minister announced the Rt Hon Baroness Heather Hallett DBE as chair of the forthcoming public inquiry into the Covid-19 pandemic... Read more Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read Coronavirus (COVID-19)
POSTED BY NEIL WARD | 17 DECEMBER 2021 LPS reforms implementation delay confirmed The Government has now formally accepted that the long-awaited Liberty Protection Safeguards cannot be implemented by the original dated of April 2022. This had been inevitable for some time given the need for a consultation period, return to Parliament and then a gap to allow organisations to prepare and adapt to the new regulations... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 17 DECEMBER 2021 Mandatory vaccines for health and care workers: regulations coming into force The draft regulations making vaccination a condition of deployment for health and social care workers were finally approved by Parliament on 14 December 2021... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY NEIL WARD | 16 DECEMBER 2021 Decision-making by 16-17 year olds: refusal of medical treatment The Court of Appeal has given judgment on the case of Re E (Children: Blood Transfusion) in which it dealt with two appeals from teenagers who argued that first instance judges were wrong to order that it was lawful for them to receive blood transfusions if it became necessary to do so in the course of medical treatment... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 15 DECEMBER 2021 Mandatory vaccinations in care homes: extension to the self-certification cut-off A letter from the Department of Health and Social Care to adult social care providers, local authorities and agencies explains that the time-period for people working or deployed in care homes to self-certify that they are medically exempt from vaccination is being extended to... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 8 DECEMBER 2021 New guidance on mandatory vaccination of frontline health and care staff Following the Government’s announcement last month that Covid-19 vaccination is to become a condition of deployment for frontline health and care staff, NHS England and NHS Improvement have published guidance and resources... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
8 DECEMBER 2021 Using the full potential of technology to put People at the Heart of Care The recently published Adult Social Care White Paper: People at the Heart of Care has a major focus on using the full potential of technology to support people’s lives and aspirations... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY JILL MASON | 8 DECEMBER 2021 People at the Heart of Care There is a lot of detail in the Adult Social Care Reform White Paper published on 1 December - whether you are in the public or independent sector there are a number of points to note... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 8 DECEMBER 2021 Is the White Paper a realistic vision for adult social care? The Government’s White Paper sets out its 10-year vision for the future of social care, built around new investments in: housing and home adaptations, technology and digitisation, workforce training and wellbeing support and support for unpaid carers and innovation. These reforms develop the plans that the Government has previously outlined in its policy paper... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY JILL MASON | 8 DECEMBER 2021 Seni’s Law to prevent use of force in mental health settings Yesterday (7 December 2021) saw the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018 commence to better protect patients in mental health settings... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
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