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The Carer: The government, and health service leaders, must pay attention to the chaos inside Emergency Departments this winter, which are buckling under the pressure because of a failure to prepare for predictable surges in seasonal illnesses, and a lack of social care provision, says RCEM.

The Carer: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has issued updated guidance for its hospital inspectors following growing concerns over the delivery of patient care in spaces that were never designed, staffed, or equipped for clinical use.

BBC News: GPs in England will have to guarantee same-day appointments for any patient with urgent health needs, under a new clause being added to their contract.

The Carer: Charities and parliamentarians have written to Baroness Casey of Blackstock as she begins her independent review of adult social care, warning that a largely overlooked crisis is leaving people living with incontinence quietly failed by a system driven by budgets rather than clinical need.

The Carer: Paying privately for a care home is now the norm, not the exception for families across the UK, with new data suggesting many people are not eligible for public funding, unaware of it, or they are forced to self-fund while waiting for assessments or decisions.

The Guardian: Nurses’ families fear being torn apart in UK immigration crackdown, survey says.

The Carer: Adults aged 80 and over, as well as all residents in care homes for older adults, will become eligible for the NHS respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine from 1 April 2026, NHS England (NHSE) and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have announced.

The Carer: A new study has revealed record lows for healthy life expectancy and a widening gap between rich and poor places.

The Guardian: A growing “unsung army” of 1 million people with full-time caring responsibilities needs better support, according to a report that found one in three unpaid carers from poorer backgrounds were unable to work because of their duties.

The Carer: New analysis of government data reveals that one in four older people living in rural areas were left without social care when asking their council for support.