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Care workers can opt-out of COVID vaccinations on medical grounds

Compliance Legislation by Sarah Clarke on September 16, 2021

The update comes amid growing concern that COVID and flu vaccinations will be made a condition of deployment for home care staff.

NEWSFLASH: Over 50s and social care workers to be offered COVID booster vaccine from next week

Compliance Legislation by Sarah Clarke on September 14, 2021

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The JCVI has advised that these groups should receive a booster of the Pfizer jab regardless of the vaccine they received first time around.

Consultation launched on mandating vaccination for all frontline health and social care staff

Compliance Legislation by Sarah Clarke on September 9, 2021

Staff, healthcare providers, patients and their families are being urged to share their views on the plans, with a decision expected this winter.

UKHCA warns of workforce ‘catastrophe’ as plans to make vaccines mandatory for home care staff ‘imminent’

Compliance Legislation by Sarah Clarke on September 1, 2021

A draft consultation seen by UKHCA indicates that the government will make vaccination a condition of deployment for home care staff.

Self-isolation: What are the new rules for social care workers in England?

Compliance Legislation Regulation by Sarah Clarke on August 17, 2021

The rules for social care staff are stricter than those which apply to the general public, who are only advised to get a PCR test.

Elder finds 63% of families uncomfortable with an unvaccinated carer

Intelligence Studies by Sarah Clarke on July 21, 2021

The live-in care provider has reported that two thirds of its customers would feel uncomfortable being looked after by an unvaccinated carer.

Mencap calls for people with a learning disability to be prioritised for booster vaccine

Compliance Leaders Legislation People by Sarah Clarke on July 15, 2021

The call comes after the BMJ warned that people with a learning disability are eight times more likely to die from COVID-19.

Care workers and most vulnerable could be offered COVID booster vaccine this autumn

Compliance Innovation Legislation Solutions by Sarah Clarke on July 1, 2021

The NHS has been given the go ahead to start planning the booster programme, following interim advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.

Further evidence finds vaccine refusal higher among care workers under pressure from employers

Intelligence Studies Surveys by Sarah Clarke on May 26, 2021

Care staff are almost twice as likely to refuse a COVID jab if they have been threatened or not been given vaccination advice by their employer.

COVID-19 vaccine refusal higher among care workers under pressure from employers, study finds

Intelligence Studies Surveys by Sarah Clarke on May 12, 2021

The research suggests that making COVID-19 vaccinations a condition of work for care staff would hinder take-up.

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