UK ramps up PPE production to ensure frontline staff have continuous access to essential items
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed that a huge increase in…
Government stresses importance of collaboration in new adult social care winter plan
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published a new adult social care…
Government reaches deals with US-based company to deliver 250,000 clear face masks
A quarter of a million clear face masks are to be delivered to NHS and…
£588m government fund to help elderly and disabled people return home from hospital
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced a new £588 million fund…
BREAKING: UK Government scraps PHE and creates new National Institute for Health Protection
In a speech delivered today by Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock, a new…
“Major opportunity” for providers to offer TEC services to shielding groups in the future, TSA says
The TEC Services Association (TSA) has published its latest sector insight report, which explores the…
DHSC announces £62mil to accelerate hospital discharges for people with disabilities
People with learning disabilities or autism who could be better supported in their community will…
Call for social care funding as councils & providers face escalating costs of £6.6bn by September
Stark new analysis highlights adult social care services providers may face more than £ billion…
Government shift in face coverings policy as searches for ‘face masks’ spike dramatically in the UK
Following the prime minister’s address to the nation on the 10th May, new guidance advising…
COVID-19 Adult Social Care Action Plan: The need-to-know for mobility and access trade
The government has unveiled its new adult social care action plan, outlining the measures to…