Articles in ‘Health and Social Care’ Category

The care sector is not immune from the post-COVID-19 push towards greater flexible working practices. Whilst working from home isn’t an option for frontline staff, pressure is building on the traditional fixed rota, fixed…

We have recently advised the shareholders of Grove Care on the sale of its four care homes. The sale comprises Olive Tree House and Rose Garden in Patchway, Bristol, and Blossom Fields and The Grove in Winterbourne, South Gloucestershire. The homes have…

  This week we speak to leading thinkers in social care innovation, to find out why social care is ripe for innovation and what might be holding it back. Thanks to our guests: Sophie…

Following the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II, a state funeral will take place at 11am on Monday 19 September 2022. The Government has announced that Monday 19 September 2022 will be an extra…

Skills for Care has published a new report which shows that the number of vacant posts in social care increased by 55,000 (52%) over the last year and currently stands at 165,000. In addition,…

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have published information about the mandatory data to be provided via the Capacity Tracker from 31 July 2022. The purpose of the Capacity Tracker is to…

Individuals have a right under the NHS Constitution to request that their personal confidential data is not used for any purpose “beyond [their] own care and treatment”. The national data opt-out, which was implemented…