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Government launch six-week consultation on mandatory vaccination for health and care staff

By John Besley, Reporter9th September 2021News England

Consultation has begun on plans to mandate Covid-19 and flu vaccinations for frontline health and care staff, the Government has announced. The six-week consultation process will take views on whether

Prime Minister’s controversial £12bn national insurance tax hike clears the Commons

By Gavin Cordon, Reporter8th September 2021News England

Boris Johnson has secured MPs’ backing for his controversial £12 billion tax hike to pay for health and social care despite seeing his Commons majority cut. The House voted by

Engage: Social care reform – Lifetime cap on costs may only partially protect assets

By Jonquil Lowe, The Open University8th September 2021Engage

The costs of care in old age can be scarily high and difficult to plan for, particularly if it becomes necessary to move into a care home. It’s estimated that

Councils report 300,000 waiting for social care assessments in England – up 26% in three months

By Jemma Crew, Reporter8th September 2021News England

The number of people waiting for social care services has risen by a quarter in three months amid a crisis of rising demand for care at home, staff shortages and

Ulster University academic confirmed as permanent Mental Health Champion for Northern Ireland

By Iain MacDonald, Reporter8th September 2021News Northern Ireland

Following a recent external recruitment process, Health Minister Robin Swann has appointed Professor Siobhan O’Neill as the Mental Health Champion for Northern Ireland. Professor O’Neill (pictured) is the current Interim

Carer who spent £65,000 refitting home after husband’s stroke criticises social reform plans

By Gemma Bradley, Reporter7th September 2021News England

A carer who spent £65,000 refitting their home after her husband’s stroke has claimed that people are being “grossly deceived” by the Government’s social care reform plans. Prime Minister Boris

Essex man faces losing home to pay for care as Government support comes too late

By Stephen Jones, Reporter7th September 2021News England

An Essex man who has just entered a care home faces losing his life savings and his property because new Government support will come too late to help him. David

Engage: Social care reform – Why Boris Johnson’s plan won’t fix the crisis – expert view

By Catherine Needham, The University of Birmingham7th September 2021Engage

Boris Johnson has unveiled plans for a £12 billion-a-year tax rise from April 2022, to fund social care reform in England and to tackle the NHS’s COVID-induced backlog of cases.

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Ulster University academic confirmed as permanent Mental Health Champion for Northern Ireland

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Government launch six-week consultation on mandatory vaccination for health and care staff

Prime Minister’s controversial £12bn national insurance tax hike clears the Commons

Engage: Social care reform – Lifetime cap on costs may only partially protect assets

Councils report 300,000 waiting for social care assessments in England – up 26% in three months

Ulster University academic confirmed as permanent Mental Health Champion for Northern Ireland

Carer who spent £65,000 refitting home after husband’s stroke criticises social reform plans

National Care Service can be fitting legacy for ‘trauma of Covid’ – Nicola Sturgeon

Essex man faces losing home to pay for care as Government support comes too late

Social care reforms ‘to push taxes to highest-ever sustained share of economy’ – IFS

Engage: Social care reform – Why Boris Johnson’s plan won’t fix the crisis – expert view