The government published its much-delayed social care white paper to almost universal disappointment. Experts agreed that while its ten-year vision is good, there isn’t nearly enough money to realise it, or to address the immediate crisis in the sector.
Meanwhile, a new Covid-19 variant of concern was identified and named ‘omicron’ by the World Health Organisation. Two trusts progressed Alcidion electronic patient record deployments. WiFi SPARK got into the festive spirit early, by announcing a three free days of festive TV offer.
