Weights of Individuals in Wheelchairs

by | 05/03/2019 | Guidance, LD, Uncategorised

One of the issues that Community Nurses are identifying with care providers is a lack of weights recorded for service users, particularly when they are wheelchair users. This may be because providers are not aware of the number of wheelchair accessible weighing scales...

Update to the Purple Folder

by | 05/03/2019 | Guidance, LD

There has been an update for the Purple Folder (PF). Please be aware that the red grab sheet that was one page and is now three pages, which is part of the PF, so they need to request these if they only have one page only. Alternatively, they can print it from the...

St. Albans & Hertsmere Women’s Refuge

by | 26/02/2019 | Forums, Guidance

A safe space to talk about the forms of Domestic Abuse, safety planning and where to turn to for help.   St. Albans and Hertsmere Women’s Refuge are hosting a Domestic Abuse Talk. The details are as follow:   Date: 25th of March, 2019 Time: 10am-12.30pm...

Health & Safety Essentials

by | 26/02/2019 | Archive, Guidance

The Ideal Starter Pack for Small Businesses   A trio of publications ideal for SMEs can be bought together as a pack. The three popular publications that comprise of our Health and safety essentials starter pack are available to download for free, or purchased...

Supporting People Growing Older with a Learning Disability

by | 12/02/2019 | Guidance, LD

A Quick Guide to Person-Centred Future Planning Source: NICE As people change and grow older, it is important to plan for their future and a person-centred future plan will reflect their changing needs. The NICE quick guide (Linked below) sets out why it is important...

Members Network Event | March 6th 2019

by | 12/02/2019 | Archive, Events, Falls, Guidance, HCC

Prevention and Positive Outcomes HCPA looks forward to bringing together our members for our first quarterly Network event of the new year. We will be focusing on the importance of prevention in all service types and how you can maintain positive outcomes for all the...