Government Updates this month:
Covid 19: Various government guidance documents have been updated:
- New guidance Safeguarding for charities and trustees – Read more
- Calls for everyone to take up their flu vaccine Read more
- People urged to get booster as UK approaches 20m top-up jabs – Read more
- COVID-19 during pregnancy, urging pregnant women to get vaccinated – Read more
- Self isolation for first responders regarding changes & Omicron variant – Read more
Procurement and commissioning:
- In support of Small Business Saturday, the government has published a ‘Selling To Government Guide’ which will give small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) essential information on how to bid for and win government contracts.
- These updates show the issues raised and resolution of cases investigated under the Public Procurement Review Service and may provide clarity on when it is appropriate for VCSE organisations to utilise this service. Read more
Policy:
- People at the Heart of Care: adult social care reform white paper. This white paper sets out a 10-year vision for adult social care and provides information on funded proposals that government will implement over the next 3 years. Read more
- The Minister for Care, Gillian Keegan, wrote about the new adult social care reform white paper for the Daily Telegraph on Thursday 2 December 2021. Read more
- The government’s Build Back Better: Our Plan for Health and Social Care policy paper has been updated within the Adult social care charging reform section. Read more
- The policy paper adult social care: coronavirus (COVID-19) winter plan 2021 to 2022 sets out the government’s ambitions for the sector and the challenges facing adult social care this winter. Read more
Consultations:
The government’s response to the public consultation on making vaccination a condition of deployment in health and wider social care sector has been published. Read more