DSPT, Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus: a quick guide
The Digital Care Hub has created a guide to helps care providers, and NHS and local authority commissioners to compare and understand the differences between the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT), Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus. Read more here.
UK secures £400 million investment to boost clinical trials
The Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicine Pricing, Access, and Growth (VPAG) Investment Programme opens today. It will channel significant investment into the UK’s health and life sciences sector over the next five years, boosting economic growth and the global competitiveness of the UK’s life sciences sector. Read the press release here.
The Recruitment Reset programme
The Local Government Association has launch a ten-week development programme to support councils modernise their recruitment practices. Read more here.
Over 130,000 people to benefit from life-saving health checks
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have announced a new plan to conduct health checks at workplaces to better protect people from diseases such as heart disease, kidney disease and diabetes. More information can be found here.
UKHSA warns of back to school measles surge
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is today issuing an urgent call to parents to ensure their children catch up on missed vaccinations before they head to the classroom, as the Agency scales up the Childhood Immunisation Marketing Campaign across England amid fears of a further surge in measles cases as the new term begins.
Love, warmth and hard work: the heart of the UK care system – photo essay
Photographer Halena Hucker has spent the last year interviewing and photographing care workers in a project titled 'In Love and Care'. She documents the different aspects of care work, emphasising how the dedication of carers sustains the system. Read more here.
