Signposting- Are you doing enough?

Source: Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman (LGOS)   All providers are being called upon to check their complaints processes to ensure clients and their families are being made aware of their right to complain to the Local Government & Social Care...

DeAR-GP (Dementia Assessment Referral to GP)

Source: Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP)   The STP has asked all Care providers to use the DeAR-GP, which is a simple paper-based case-finding tool that has been designed for use by care workers to identify people who are showing signs of...

Quick Guide to Helping Prevent Winter Deaths

Source: NICE/SCIE    For vulnerable people, living in a cold home increases the chance of serious illness or death. They are also at a higher risk of a heart attack or stroke, breathing problems, flu, depression and falls.   Care home and Homecare managers,...