Your view on how social care should be paid for

Aug 8, 2018

Source: Local Government Association (LGA) Dear Member, The Local Government Association (LGA) has launched a consultation to kick-start a debate on how adult social care should be paid for. Publication of its green paper, on Tuesday 31 July, was in response to the...

Shared Medical Records for Care Providers

Jul 26, 2018

HCPA are working with the STP for Health across Hertfordshire and West Essex to understand the need for care providers to have access to medical information about their clients. We are looking to collect your views and needs so we can develop a business case across...

Framework Agreement for Supported Living Services

Jul 11, 2018

Source: Hertfordshire County Council Feedback from a Pre-Procurement Market Engagement Event We have recently attended a workshop where commissioners from Hertfordshire County Council described their new vision for Adult Care Services in Hertfordshire, and in...

National Living Wage increase

Mar 28, 2018

Does this affect you? Last chance to have your say! HCPA is looking at the impact of the National Living Wage (NLW), which is due to increase this April by 4.4% to £7.83. We would like to know how, if at all, it impacts your service so we can use this information in...

West Herts Urgent Care Consultation

Feb 28, 2018

Source: Herts Valleys CCG Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is looking at how people access urgent care services in West Hertfordshire, and specifically walk-in services at Hemel Hempstead Hospital, including the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) and West...

Help Us Combat Loneliness: Find out how you can get involved

Feb 28, 2018

Around 10% of the population aged over 65 is lonely either all, or most of the time. The Office of National Statistics estimate the population in Hertfordshire aged over 65 is 197,010 (Census – Population and Household Estimates for England and Wales). Therefore,...