Nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists and physiotherapists can now certify fit notes, as well as doctors. The Government said the move will cut the pressure on NHS doctors, particularly GPs. Fit
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Skills for Care, in collaboration with Supported Loving, Care Quality Commission (CQC), and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), has conducted a learning materials review to provide social
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New exercise guidelines for disabled children and young people have been published by the UK chief medical officers. They are underpinned by research from Durham University, University of Bristol and
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Ofsted has withdrawn guidance suggesting childminders should notify the watchdog if they have depression or have been bereaved following criticism that the requirement would be “intrusive”. The guidance, first published
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Reforms aiming to protect mental health patients from unsafe restraint have come into force following the death of a 23-year-old man. New guidance has been introduced under “Seni’s law”, in
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Campaigners are urging a health watchdog to publish a new guideline on diagnosing and managing ME, warning that each day of delay “puts more people at risk”. The National Institute
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Skills for Care has launched a new guide to support the deployment of nursing associates in adult social care. ‘An employer’s guide to the deployment of qualified registered nursing associates
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Friends and relatives who provide essential care to care home residents should be allowed to continue visiting if the home has a coronavirus outbreak unless there is a specific reason
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Every winter brings additional pressures to our health and social care system. But this winter we face those pressures in the midst of the global pandemic of COVID-19. The pressures
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New guidance is being drawn up which aims to reduce inconsistencies in care for patients who have long Covid. Those suffering with so-called long Covid have reported breathlessness, chronic fatigue,
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