No New Policies in Next Year's Budget, Says Mark Drakeford

No new policies in next year's budget, says Mark Drakeford

Finance minister says his last budget before the election will be 'politically neutral'.

Care home owner and husband were shocked at Mark Drakeford's decision to send patients into care homes without Covid testing

Care home owner Helen Hough giving evidence to the UK Covid Inquiry Martin Shipton The owner of a care home whose husband took his own life because of the pressure of coping during the pandemic says they had been shocked when then First Minister Mark Drakeford said patients would be released back into care homes from hospital without being tested for Covid. Earlier Helen Hougn and her husband Vernon, who ran a care home in Wrexham, had been appa…

Care Home Residents to Receive COVID Jab but Not Staff

Share Post Share Email NHS England (NHSE) has confirmed the eligibility criteria and key dates for its upcoming autumn 2025 Covid-19 and flu vaccination programmes. Frontline health and social care workers, including staff working in care homes for older adults, will not be eligible for a Covid vaccination under the national programme launching this September. In a statement the government said that: “Current v…