Ridouts COO and Solicitor, Caroline Barker, explains the importance of due diligence when buying or selling a care home business. They say buying and selling
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Plans to make COVID jabs mandatory for care home workers are set to be approved by the government, according to a report.
Care providers have avoided having to pay back millions of pounds in arrears to care workers following a landmark court ruling.
Laura Paton, senior associate at Ridouts, looks at what the CQC’s consultation on ‘Changes for Flexible Regulation’ could mean for providers. January 2021 saw the release of two important consultation documents by the CQC. The
Care homes have been warned of the legal risks of imposing mandatory vaccinations on staff through changes to their contracts.
Justice Secretary Robert Buckland has backed the introduction of ‘no jab, no job’ policies by care home providers while stressing the need to demonstrate a “clear rationale”.
The government has published a COVID-19 vaccination plan which aims to boost uptake in vulnerable and underserved groups. Published on Saturday, the plan sets out how the government and NHS England are partnering with directors of public
Ridouts Solicitor, Nythan Smith, offers insight on the CQC’s new strategy consultation and what impact its proposals may have on care home providers.
Two care home staff have been given community orders after being caught on video dragging an 85 year-old pensioner across a room. Nurse Mamello Herring
Jenny Wilder, Solicitor at Ridouts, offers advice to care home providers on how to manage safeguarding investigations. At Ridouts we are approached regularly by providers who are overwhelmed, frustrated or simply confused about complex safeguarding
