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Kicked into the long grass
The impact of the pandemic
RCN launches new education, learning and development portal
NCF responds to the Autumn Statement – Certainty for social care? Not yet……
RCN blasts government ‘rush’ to start next year’s NHS pay talks, as current deal causes strikes
Care homes in England ‘risk being vilified’ if forced to allow visitors

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Blackburn care home staff slammed for giving residents painkillers when they don't need it

None of the care staff had records indicating if they had completed any safeguarding training. Staff at a care home in Blackburn has come under fire after a health watchdog found some residents were being fed medicines for no reason. Read More

Hundreds of Scottish care homes face closure due to costs crisis'

More than 300 care homes in Scotland could be forced to close due to the cost of living crisis unless urgent action is taken, an industry body has warned. Read More

Disabled care home residents evicted in charity’s dispute with councils

Severely disabled care home residents are being evicted in a series of disputes between one of the UK’s best-known care charities and a number of local authorities that the charity has accused of refusing to meet the soaring costs of care. Read More

Care home deaths now below pre-Covid levels

The number of deaths in UK care homes has dropped below pre-Covid levels for the first time, according to new data.

The UK Government’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) yesterday (22 November) released its ‘Deaths of care home residents, England and Wales: 2021’ dataset.

The information shows that 2021 saw 127,171 deaths of care home residents in England. This includes all causes of death. Read more

‘Care homes were turned into morgues’: Union boss calls health secretary ‘deluded’ as he slams 12 years of Tory cutbacks

Conservative mismanagement and cuts meant that "care homes were turned into morgues" during the pandemic, a union boss has claimed as he branded the health secretary "deluded". Read More

The State of the Social Care and Support Provision in England

Care England, as a member of the Care Provider Alliance, which brings together the main national associations which represent independent and voluntary adult social care providers in England, has today collectively published a report on the current state of social care in England. Read More

NHS pay ballot results: members vote to strike at majority of NHS employers across the UK

Results of our biggest ever strike ballot show record numbers of nursing staff are prepared to join picket lines this winter. read more

CQC Updates

Changing our operational teams
Listening, Learning, Responding to Concerns Review: an update
CQC reports on safe use of radiation in healthcare settings
Who I am Matters – A report into the experiences of being in hospital for people with a learning disability and autistic people
Mental Health Act community treatments orders – focused visits report

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