Care Home deaths fall to pre-pandemic levels

The number of deaths in UK care homes has dropped below pre-Covid levels for the first time, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Fit for the Future - the District Role in Health Wellbeing shows that engagement of just over 1 million of the inactive population of England in a prescribed leisure services programme could, over a ten year period, provide a direct saving to the NHS of £314 million for the cost of treatment.

MPs have said that the government was ‘complacent in preventing fraud’ in the 100 per cent taxpayer-guaranteed Bounceback Loan Scheme.

A Nuffield Health survey has indicated that as many as one in three adults believe their mental health has deteriorated over the past year.

MPs in Yorkshire, the Midlands and North East have been urged to vote against the government’s social care cap amendment.

The government should commit to a strategy to remove all asbestos from public and commercial buildings within 40 years, say MPs.

50 local authorities in some of the most deprived areas in England will receive enhanced funding to rebuild drug treatment services.

The Public Accounts Committee has warned that 13 per cent of rented homes ‘pose a serious threat to the health and safety of renters’.

Unpaid carers of all ages in Wales are set to benefit from a short breaks fund after a £9 million investment from the Welsh Government.

New rules requiring calorie information to be displayed on menus and food labels has come into force to tackle obesity levels.

People working in adult social care will benefit from at least £500 million to improve recruitment, retention, progression, and staff well-being.

Home Secretary Priti Patel has launched a new Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan informed by victims and survivors.

Adult social care organisations have called on the government to deliver a long-term care workforce strategy and tackle the issue of care worker pay.

Five local authorities will implement a new and improved adult social care charging reform system which caps the cost of care.

Local authorities will be supported by £1.36 billion from the Health and Social Care Levy to pay a fairer rate of care to adult social care providers.

Pages

Event Diary

London Build is the UK's largest and leading construction show. Officially awarded the Best Trade Show in the UK. London Build is co-located with the London Build Fire & Security Expo.

EMEX returns to London’s ExCeL on 20 & 21 November 2024. Promising all visitors who come through the doors solutions, innovation and implementation, EMEX prides itself on giving practical answers to challenging issues and it is this ethos that sets it apart from other events in the energy management space.

Open Banking Expo UK & Europe introduces two co-located shows andexpands its exhibition hall for 2024!

Supplier Profiles

Building Forensics

Building Forensics ltd added IAQ following the increased public interest in Indoor Air Quality po

Geo Energy

At GeoEnergy Design, we're on a mission to disrupt the traditional way heating and cooling ha