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Boris Johnson announced on Monday 21st February 2022 that the Covid-19 restrictions for England have been fully lifted. Even though this made many people happy and excited to be back to a more familiar daily life, he also announced that all Covid-19 tests that had previously been free, will from Apr … read more

The letter, signed by Seona Douglas, Reading Borough Council’s executive director for Social Care & Health, alongside other adult social care directors, states: "In Berkshire West we consider that it is not acceptable to ask care homes to take new admission patients who are tested positive for COVID … read more

Tom Surrey, director for Adult Social Care Quality at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), sent a letter telling local authorities they need to ‘identify designated accommodation’ and then notify the Care Quality Commission (CQC) of the details of these facilities as soon as tomorrow (16 … read more

New research suggests that care home residents should be tested even if they are feeling generally unwell, as those with coronavirus may be asymptomatic or not display typical symptoms.According to the study by the University of East Anglia (UEA) and North Norfolk Primary Care, supported by UEA Heal … read more

Plans to adequately fund the social care sector need to be in place within a year, the head of NHS England has said.Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr programme, Sir Simon said the Covid-19 pandemic should be used to give momentum to plans to overhaul how the system works.He said the Covid-19 cr … read more

England’s test and trace system, won’t be fully operational until the end of June. This is the system that has been designed to identify people who may have been exposed to others who have tested positive for coronavirus. UK prime minister Boris Johnson, said that by the 1st of June, the system woul … read more