Helping Inspectors Address the Risk Factors of Closed Environments

Source: CQC   The CQC are giving inspectors and their managers new supporting information about how to identify and respond to ‘closed cultures’ in services.   When a service has a closed culture, people are more at risk of abuse and human rights breaches....

HSAB & HSCP Winter Newsletter

Source: Hertfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board & Hertfordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership   The Hertfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board (HSAB) and Hertfordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (HSCP) have collaborated to bring you this Winters...

Beware of Agency Pitfalls

HCPA has been contacted by CQC to share this local information   All providers need to be aware that there is at least one agency providing care staff who are potentially providing staff to services without carrying out recruitment checks.  This is, therefore, a...

Award for Influenza Vaccination Uptake- Social Care Providers

Source: Public Health England (PHE)   Public Health England would like to acknowledge the efforts of our care sector (Care Homes and Homecare providers) in encouraging flu vaccination of your staff. The NHS and PHE will acknowledge the number of staff vaccinated...

CAS Alert: Class 2 Medicines Recall

Source: Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)   Summary Accord Healthcare is recalling all unexpired stock of the above products from pharmacies and wholesalers as a precautionary measure due to possible contamination with an impurity...