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• What does the new immigration system mean for the healthcare and social care sector?

  29-08-2020 17:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  With the announcement of the new points-based immigration system following hot on the heels of the chaos of the pandemic, what does the future employment of those operating in the social care sector, and so heavily relied upon during Covid-19, look like?   Alex Christen, employment lawyer at Cardiff and London based Capital Law, explores […]
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• UK care homes still denied Covid tests despite Hancock pledge, officials warn

  29-08-2020 17:06
  
  Bosses of adult services say relatives cannot make vital visits to elderly and other isolated and vulnerable residents Coronavirus – latest updates
  See all our coronavirus coverageCare bosses have accused the government of failing to deliver its promise of regular Covid-19 testing for staff and residents of all care homes, nearly six months after the UK began lockdown.Prof Martin Green, the chief executive of Care England, said he had repeatedly asked ministers and senior officials to enac
  
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• AAT rises to bed blocking challenge with assistive technology

  29-08-2020 16:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  As an additional £500+m funding is announced to alleviate bed blocking and expediate hospital discharge, AAT announces a raft of rapid delivery, best value measures to provide support once at home.   Says AAT GB Director Peter Wingrave, “The purpose of this welcome and necessary grant is to rapidly alleviate the bed blocking issue. However, […]
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