A message to all care homes to please check your expiry dates on you PCR kits as COVID has unfortunately not gone away. A care home who recently had a COVID outbreak were caught short when they went to use their PCR kits and found them all out of date. This caused a...
It has been brought to our attention by the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Cell that some care homes are struggling with visitors and professionals not wearing face masks. Most COVID outbreaks are being brought into homes by visitors, so its important managers...
Visitors to adult social care settings are no longer required to have a temperature check on arrival. The MHRA have advised there is little scientific evidence to support temperature screening as a reliable method for detection of COVID-19 or other febrile illness,...
Rate paid to care homes for NHS-funded nursing care has risen by 11.5% for 2022 to 2023 with £87 million extra for 2021 to 2022. From: Department of Health and Social Care Published 11 May 2022 Rate paid to care homes for NHS-funded nursing care has risen by 11.5% for...
Categories: Organisations CQC regulate Care homes with nursing Care homes without nursing On Monday 31st of January 2022 the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced that there will be a consultation on ending...
Hertfordshire County Council takes the lead for the delivery and commissioning of adult social care right across the county of Hertfordshire, and work with partners in the NHS and in Children’s services to ensure their support is...
