Quality statements are going: what replaces CQC scoring
Quality statements go, key lines of enquiry return and numerical scoring below key question level disappears, across four sector-specific frameworks.
Fair pay negotiations start April 2027: plan your costs
Negotiations start April 2027 and the first agreement takes effect April 2028, with £500 million allocated and around 1.5 million workers in scope.
The vacancy rate fell to 6.2%. Here is the fragile bit.
The vacancy rate is 6.2%, the lowest since 2015/16, but British nationals in the workforce fell by 40,000 while non-EU nationals rose by 60,000.
No one now has to pass council fee uplifts on to you
The Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund is being folded into councils' Fair Funding Allocation, taking the fee-reporting requirement with it.
Casey reports a year early: what providers should expect
Baroness Casey now reports in summer 2027 rather than 2028, with NHS and social care workforce merger on pay, training and job security on the table.
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