The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (the Regulations) have been approved. The Regulations were made on 22 July 2021 and come into force on 11 November 2021. The Regulations make it mandatory for a…
The CQC publishes a range of data intended to provide insights into the standard of services provided by those organisations which it regulates. That data now includes statistical information about the deaths of care home residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
The British Government has announced an extension to the restrictions imposed last year on landlords’ options for enforcing the terms of their commercial tenants’ leases. On 16 June 2021, the Government announced in a press release that commercial tenants would benefit…
Scientific data shows a decline in the rate of transmission of Covid in most parts of the country since the start of the roll-out of the UK vaccination programme. An ongoing focus in protecting the community aims to keep the…
The Chancellor has announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will be extended until 30 September 2021. Eligible employees for the furlough scheme will continue to receive up to 80% of their usual salary for hours not worked, up to…
To increase workplace testing in sectors that are open during lockdown, the Government has expanded the eligibility for joining the ‘workplace rapid testing programme’. The scheme is now open to organisations with 50 or more employees (down from 250 employees…
The UK vaccination programme has been rolled out with a great deal of success and the Government has announced that it has been offered to all care homes. One might seek to criticise the Government for some things, but they…
Here are some frequently asked questions to navigate employees’ entitlement to sick pay. What is the minimum amount that an employee is entitled to receive if they are off sick? Employees may be eligible to receive Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) if they…
The first Court of Protection judgment in relation to capacity, best interests and the Covid-19 vaccination has been published. The matter concerns Mrs E, an 80-year old woman, who had been living in her current care home since March 2020,…
As we enter the third national lockdown announced on Monday 4 January 2021 there is a sense of déjà vu about life under the toughest restrictions and a real feeling of loss where some have had a taste of social…
