EFA Alert: Allergen Issues- Food Safety in the NHS and Social Care

Source: NHS   Summary Recently there have been several incidents relating to allergens in hospital food reported. The consistent themes are lack of information and/or communication regarding food allergens present in the food and/or details of the patient’s known...

Pharmacy Opening Hours during the Bank Holidays

Source: NHS England   All service providers can view pharmacy opening times on Christmas Day 2019, Boxing Day 2019 and New Year’s Day 2020. This includes areas such as Herts Valley, East and North Herts, Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes and many more...

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...

Implementation of the National Health Service Standard Contract

Source: NHS Herts Valley Clinical Commissioning Group   Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group (HVCCG) is contacting all their NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) providers to let them know that over the coming months they will be introducing a contract to cover...