Furlough Scheme extended until March 2021 The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has recently announced that the furlough scheme will be extended until the end of March 2021. This comes just a few days after the government announced the scheme would be extended until 2 December...
£588m of additional funding announced for adult social care The Department of Health and Social Care has announced that from 1 September a fund of £588m will become available for the NHS to use for adult social care. The purpose of this fund is to speed up hospital...
NHS England announce abatement figure for dental practices NHS England and the Chief Dental Officer England have published a letter setting out key NHS contractual issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic. This letter dates back to 1 April 2020. This...
NHS England will protect pharmacies income in the Covid-19 pandemic The CEO of NHS England and the NHS chief operating office have announced that community pharmacies in England will be protected during the COVID-19 pandemic. Guidance on claiming the additional...
Benefits of using Cloud Accounting A large number of small businesses (46%) understand that using technology such as cloud accounting can boost their productivity and 50% said it would improve staff efficiency and 43% said it would help up-skill staff. Yet only 45% of...
Central Government and Local Councils urged to increase funding levels to prevent job losses in the care sector Care operators continue to feel the pinch as further National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage increases set to come into force from April 2020. The...
Boris’ plan for the NHS After winning the general election last month Conservative leader Boris Johnson has confirmed that the NHS would be a top priority for the government. The Conservative manifesto stated that the NHS budget will increase by £33.9 billion by...
Nursing shortages begin as baby boomer population begin to retire As the baby boomer population begin to retire, hospitals are struggling to recruit and retain nurses. According to a new survey the contributing factors are due to burnouts and violence in the...
The NHS have taken action to avoid winter treatment delays by deciding to cover all senior doctors tax bills. Senior doctors and consultants are refusing to work overtime as they are worried it could prompt a large pension tax charge. The reason for this is because if...
According to global property adviser Knight Frank, staffing is still the most difficult challenge in terms of cost and recruitment. The ‘Care homes trading performance review – 2019’ has shown that there is a lot of difficulty in attracting qualified nurses and...
Hawsons Lead in sale of Care Home Hawsons Chartered Accountants are pleased to announce that they have completed the sale of Dr Anderson Lodge care home in Doncaster. The home provides elderly nursing and dementia care to 60 service users. Hawsons have a dedicated...
How will the 2017 Budget affect the leisure and hospitality sector? The Chancellor Philip Hammond presented the last Spring Budget on Wednesday 8 March 2017. In his speech the Chancellor was keen to point out that he wanted the tax system to be fair, particularly in...