31st December 2020
2020 – A year in the glare for social care
Sorrow lays heavy on us all as we head to the end of this year; a year where so many have lost…
9th December 2020
There will be testing days ahead!
The provision of Lateral Flow tests has the potential to completely change the landscape around…
27th November 2020
Baublegate – defend the Xmas decs!
Christmas is always a special time in care homes, full of festive fun – a time of joy, light and…
24th November 2020
COVID-19 Winter Plan Score Card: Science 10 – Maths 0
Vic Rayner, Executive Director at the National Care Forum, the leading association the…
5th October 2020
The Infection Control Fund: Bean counting in extremis
The first wave of the Infection Control Fund was introduced in May and provided a direct source of…
22nd September 2020
Visiting in Care Homes: where now?
Why this is such an important issue To deprive people living in care homes of the stimulation and…
21st September 2020
Now you see them, now you don’t… The invisibility of social care Personal Assistants during the pandemic
NCF guest blog by Dr. John Woolham | NIHR SSCR Senior Research…
18th September 2020
The Winter’s Tale
The government has now published it’s Covid-19 Winter Plan 2020/21. The full plan can be found…
14th September 2020
The Clock is Ticking
With reports of a rise of COVID-19 cases in the UK population and the subsequent increase of…
9th September 2020
CQC Testing Policy Rated Inadequate
You might recall that on 26 August, NCF wrote an open letter to Matt Hancock, Secretary of State…