25 Jul, 2024 Care Act duties and care home closures By Emma Watt Freya Cassia The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (the Ombudsman) has found Wokingham Borough Council (the council) at fault for how it...
19 Jul, 2023 CQC focus on workforce wellbeing By Lorna Kenyon-Pain Tim Coolican Elizabeth Massey The CQC recently sought responses from providers and professionals working in the health and social care sector on what workforce...
02 Feb, 2022 Levelling up - the White Paper is out! By Mark Cook Long-awaited, the Government publishes its white paper today, with a list of 12 "missions" to be achieved by 2030 that if fulfilled will...
23 Nov, 2021 The Working Minds campaign By Lorna Kenyon-Pain Employers have a duty under section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of their...
29 Jul, 2021 Are you prioritising your employees' mental health? By Hannah Bollard The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are well underway; just when we thought that sport was over for a bit. Once again, the world of sport is teaching...
25 Jun, 2021 Ofsted review highlights widespread sexual abuse in schools and colleges By Anthony Collins Earlier this year, my colleague Chris Whittington and I shared our immediate thoughts following the emergence of the Everyone’s Invited...
27 Nov, 2020 Green Book to embrace humanity following HM Treasury review By Mark Cook To my surprise, this is proving to be a "make a wish come true" week following the Government's publication of its Green Book Review...
23 Nov, 2020 Will Rishi's Green Book review do more than change the way investment in the regions is promoted? By Mark Cook Exactly one month before Christmas Day, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak will present his ‘Spending Review 2020’ to Parliament...