An increasing number of people with a learning disability and/or autism are being locked away in modern day asylums, Mencap has revealed. The charity urged the government “not to use coronavirus crisis as an excuse to let this domestic human...
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The CQC has paused routine inspections but insists that safety remains its number one priority. An emergency support framework (ESF) has been developed for providers registered with CQC, which will be followed both during the pandemic and for a...
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Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has unveiled a series of reforms to off-payroll working in the private sector, following changes that were made to the use of contractors in the public sector. A consultation published this week seeks...
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The NHS has made a U-turn over the tax affairs of locum doctors and accepted that some agency staff can still be paid through so-called “personal service” companies. There had been a revolt among temporary doctors and nurses after NHS...
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Healthcare assistants (HCAs) working in the NHS are doing the jobs of nurses without the equivalent pay or education, says a report from UNISON published last year in Sepember 2016. Two in five (39%) say they have not received the training...
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To help you through your revalidation, we’ve created a list of the most common misconceptions that people have about the NMC’s new process. 1. ‘I don’t deliver hands-on clinical care so I don’t need to revalidate’ This incorrect. If you are an...
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Essentially, IR35 affects all contractors who do not meet HMRC’s definition of ‘self employment’. The IR35 rules will result in an increased tax and N.I. liability and will prevent contractor companies from retaining profits to...
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