Home care staff in England will continue to get free Covid tests and only have to test twice a week, according to new government guidance. Up till now, home care staff have been expected to take a lateral flow test every day before they start work, but under the new rules this has been reduced […]
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a cut to fuel duty by 5p a litre, effective from 6pm on 23 March, but the move has been criticised for being ‘no way sufficient’ for home care workers struggling to pay higher fuel costs. Announcing the reduction in his Spring Statement, Mr Sunak said the cut which will last
A financial assessment determines how much you will pay towards your care if it is arranged by your local council. Home care organised by your local authority is generally not free and you will normally be expected to contribute to some of the costs.The financial assessment for care is also known as a means test
Financial assessment for care at home. Published by Home Care UK. Read More »
Care home residents, over 75s and immunosuppressed can now book a Spring COVID booster jab as new research shows autumn booster starts to wain between three and seven months increasing the risk of hospitalisation and death. The latest findings, from the Vivaldi study, funded by the UK Health Security Agency, found two vaccine doses were
Prime minister Boris Johnson’s last minute change to a care cap that would have forced poorer people to pay more, has been rejected by the House of Lords. Peers voted 198-158 for an amendment to the Health and Care Bill, to ensure the amount councils pay towards care will actually count towards an individual’s £86,000
Almost 20,000 home care workers have left their jobs since September when the government first announced its ‘no jab no job’ policy but its decision to scrap it from 15 March, has been welcomed by care bosses. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed its Vaccination as a Condition of Deployment (VCOD)
The majority of home care bosses (58 per cent) have said they will not be seeking overseas recruitment and will instead focus on hiring locally to fill job vacancies, despite care workers being added to the government’s Shortage Occupation List (SOL). The stark reality was revealed by a poll of 296 home care providers in
Care workers have been put on the government’s list of occupations with a shortage of skilled workers from today – a change supposed to make it easier for the care sector to recruit from abroad but bosses say the application process is bureaucratic, expensive and far from quick. Care home and home care workers have
Home care workers are being encouraged to give their views – before the 16 February deadline – in a consultation on whether the government should scrap Covid vaccination as a condition of employment in NHS and social care settings. Home care staff were required to have had their first dose of a Covid vaccine by
The number of home care staff working in England has fallen by more than 17,500 since September, NHS England data reveals. Some 406,365 domiciliary care staff were working in registered care settings (other than care homes) in the week ending January 30 – that’s a loss of 17,664 staff – when compared to w/e September
Home care sector has lost over 17,500 workers since September. Published by Homecare UK. Read More »