Coronavirus Act 2020 and social care

March 27th, 2020 by Jonathan Auburn

The Coronavirus Bill is now through Parliament and becomes the Coronavirus Act 2020. The main provisions affecting adult social care are found in Schedule 12. One headline point is Read more »

 

The effect of the Coronavirus Bill on social care – serious concerns

March 20th, 2020 by Jonathan Auburn

There are serious concerns as to the effect of the new Coronavirus Bill on vulnerable, elderly and disabled adults needing social care. A group of barristers from different chambers practising in this field has put together a short note to highlight key concerns, and to suggest improvements to the Bill. It is available at this link.

 

Court of Appeal rules that NMW does not apply to sleep-in care

July 13th, 2018 by Jonathan Auburn

The Court of Appeal has today ruled that the national minimum wage (“NMW”) does not apply to the time sleep-in carers spend asleep. This means that Read more »

 

The disputed borders between health and social care: children’s respite care

March 2nd, 2018 by Andrew Sharland

R (Juttla) v Herts Valleys CCG [2018] EWHC 267 (Admin) 

Mostyn J has considered when respite care will be considered to be a health service, rather than social care.  He concluded that a nurse-led respite unit for children with complex health needs was a health service.  He rejected arguments that this should be recognised as social care on the basis that the purpose of the care was to provide respite for the parents, and that much of the care provided could, in theory, be delivered by trained social care staff. Read more »