COVID-19 News - Home Care Insight

UK-wide survey to assess impact of COVID-19 pandemic on care workers

Human Resources Intelligence People Surveys by Sarah Clarke on April 19, 2021

Frontline workers in adult social care are being urged to take part in a UK-wide survey about their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Government considers mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for care staff

Compliance Legislation by Sarah Clarke on March 24, 2021

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Matt Hancock has confirmed that the government is looking at the possibility of mandatory care worker vaccines.

‘No jab, no job’ recruitment may be legal, says justice secretary

People Recruitment by Sarah Clarke on February 24, 2021

Robert Buckland said insisting that new staff be vaccinated could, in theory, be possible, if it was written into their contacts.

UK regulator approves new on-site COVID-19 test

Innovation Technology by Sarah Clarke on February 15, 2021

The UK regulator, the MHRA, has become the first to approve a new type of on-site COVID-19 test.

Six out of 10 people who died with COVID last year were disabled

Intelligence Studies by Sarah Clarke on February 12, 2021

Of the 50,888 deaths involving COVID from from January 24 to November 20, 30,296 people were disabled - some 59.5%.

Care workers among highest COVID death rates, ONS stats show

Intelligence Studies by Sarah Clarke on January 25, 2021

A total of 469 COVID-19 deaths among social care staff were registered last year, with 'care workers and home carers' accounting for 74% of these.

COVID-19 death rate for people with learning disabilities over six times higher than general population

Research by Sam Lewis on November 16, 2020

Deaths are also more likely across all ages for people with learning disabilities, with learning disabled individuals in the 18-34 category 30 times as likely to die as someone without

Over half of home care recipients say service was reduced or halted due to coronavirus pandemic

Intelligence Research Surveys by Sam Lewis on November 16, 2020

One respondent to the Scottish Parliament's survey reportedly said that their service stopped for a period of more than six months

HMRC to investigate firms without proper furlough records

Reports by Andrew Seymour on November 16, 2020

HMRC to scrutinise businesses they suspect of abusing the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

Guide issued for home care workers supporting COVID-19 patients after hospital discharge

People Training by Sarah Clarke on November 5, 2020

The guide is designed to help home care workers to provide safe care and support to people who have left hospital after having COVID-19.

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