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Fears of a 7% loss of care home staff after compulsory vaccination mandate. Care home staff that aren’t fully Covid-19 vaccinated will lose their job following the compulsory vaccination mandate. There are also major warnings there could be more job losses in the near future. From 1 April, unless medically exempt, anyone that is unvaccinated

Mandatory vaccination for NHS workers could lead to job losses. For years, the NHS has been struggling with staff shortages and underfunding. Covid-19 has only added to these problems. To try and fight the pandemic, health Secretary Sajid Javid introduced the vaccine mandate, requiring all NHS workers to be fully jabbed against Covid-19. However, with

Changes To Care Home Sector As Immigration Rules Scrapped New rules have been announced, giving carers a visa that allows them to stay in the UK with their families, as well as applying for permanent residence. The latest changes come as care homes face increasing struggles to attract and keep staff. Key points:  Care workers

The impact of Covid-19 on care homes in the UK. Worldwide, COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on care home residents. In the time between mid-March and mid-June, coronavirus affected care homes drastically. There were 19,286 deaths of residents where the virus was issued on the death certificate. This accounted for a sobering 40% of

Did you know that staff wages account for 55-70% of care home costs? With the costs of operating a care home continuing to soar, prices of residential care are following the same trend. Per year, the average cost for a room in a care or nursing home is £30,000. To reduce the budget pressures, healthcare

Care home residents across the UK to only be allowed only three visitors this Christmas. With new guidelines in place to limit the spread of Omicron, care home residents in the UK will now be allowed just three visitors and one essential caregiver. This new guideline, as well as an extra £300m made available to