Winter Plan 2020/21

Access up to date information on the government’s Winter Plan for 2020/21, plus advice and information from the Care Provider Alliance and other key national bodies.

New measures to support roll-out of vaccines in the UK – 16 October 2020 – GOV.UK

New laws will allow more healthcare workers to administer flu and potential COVID-19 vaccines safely to the public.

Flu vaccination monitoring – 16 October 2020 – Capacity Tracker

The Capacity Tracker has been updated to include questions about flu vaccination of staff and residents in care homes. 

Technology and the Winter Plan – 24 September 2020 – Digital Social Care

In the winter plan, all care providers are asked to:

• consider how technical or digital solutions may help to protect the people they support from COVID-19 and connect them to their loved ones
• engage with the NHSX DSPT support offer and register with DSPT by 30 September 2020
• alert the NHSX Information Governance team on IGpolicyteam@nhs.net if you need any advice.

The Digital Social Care team continues to offer a range of information, advice and tools to support care providers’ digital needs.

Winter Plan 2020/21 – 18 September 2020 – GOV.UK

The Government’s Winter Plan sets out their approach to supporting the adult social care sector by:

• detailing what the government’s national support will be
• establishing expectations of other parts of the system, including local authorities, NHS organisations, and care providers
• putting into practice the recommendations of the Social Care Sector COVID-19 Support Taskforce
• providing a stimulus for further local winter planning and preparedness.

The winter plan sits alongside and is complementary to the letter to the NHS on the third phase of the COVID-19 response and the new adult social care guidance portal for providers.

CPA response to Winter Plan 2020/21 – 18 September 2020 – CPA

Kathy Roberts, CPA Chair, welcomes the government’s promise of extra funding as part of the Infection Control Fund and the announcement of the new Adult Social Care Winter Plan.