30 Sep, 2021 National Inclusion Week 2021: United for Inclusion By Anthony Collins Last weekend, I was very fortunate to be able to take part in the Birmingham Pride march alongside colleagues from Anthony Collins...
30 Sep, 2021 The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman's annual review of social care complaints: Lessons for the sector (and the CQC). By Tim Coolican On 29 September 2021, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (the Ombudsman) published its annual review of social care...
30 Sep, 2021 Contactless limit increases now a choice - Good news for inclusion and balance By Donna Holmes As autumn arrives, and the nights draw in, any opportunity to save valuable time at the checkouts on the way home is, in my view, to be...
29 Sep, 2021 Covid-19 public inquiry - Appointing a chair By Lorna Kenyon-Pain After meeting yesterday with the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group, the Prime Minister has promised to appoint a chair for the...
28 Sep, 2021 Manchester to see new affordable housing in city centre By Lucy Worrall It is fantastic to see a bold scheme being brought to Manchester city centre, not just with affordable housing, but 60% affordable...
28 Sep, 2021 Is follow-up support after adverse clinical events fit for purpose? By Ann Houghton Yesterday I spoke with someone who had suffered life-changing complications after an operation went wrong. Whether the operation was...
27 Sep, 2021 Social care - does the NI rise solve anything? By Anthony Collins Successive Governments have ducked the issue of social care reform. Many have promised action but none have delivered. The current...
27 Sep, 2021 Life expectancy reduction - What does it mean? By Donna Holmes News that life expectancy has reduced over the last year due to Covid-19, particularly for men, is in some respects perhaps no surprise -...
23 Sep, 2021 Everyone else can see that the staffing crisis impacts on safe care, so why can't the CQC? By Tim Coolican Much has been written about the worsening staffing crisis within the care sector. The impact of Brexit, lack of proper funding and...
23 Sep, 2021 Help with the cost of family mediation By Elizabeth Wyatt The government voucher scheme is up and running. Today we successfully received our first £500, helping our client to settle their...
22 Sep, 2021 The Charity Commission calls - does smoke always mean fire? By Edwina Turner When the Charity Commission knocks on the door of a charity (usually the email "door") asking for information from a charity it is easy...
22 Sep, 2021 Flexible working: Confirmation of rights from day one of employment to be announced tomorrow By Katherine Sinclair Tomorrow, it is anticipated that the Government is set to confirm reforms enabling employees to request the right to work from home from...