Preparing for a No-Deal Brexit

Source: CQC and the Department of Health & Social Care   We would like to bring to your attention to updated information on what adult social care providers and local authorities need to do to prepare for a no-deal Brexit. This guidance sets out the actions...

Top-Up Fees: Learning from a Recent Complaint

Source: The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman   Care charging can be complex, especially when a resident has local authority funding. The LGA’s (Local Government Association) recent report about London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and Moreland House...

NICE Guidance in Social Care: July 2019

Advice on giving medicines covertly, dementia, depression in children and young people, and hearing loss   This NICE quick guide will be an invaluable reference resource for care home managers and home care managers as it summarises the key actions that need to...

New Guidelines on Supporting Adults with Cerebral Palsy

Source: NICE NICE has recently published a Cerebral palsy in adults guideline, which has several recommendations relevant to social care practitioners including recommendations on support with communication, vocational skills and independent living, electronic...

Managing medicines in care homes and in the community

A free webinar for Registered Managers The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) is hosting a free webinar regarding key recommendations on medicines policies. The webinar will provide an overview of the newly published Medicines management for people receiving...

Hate Crime Conference

The Hertfordshire Hate Crime Strategy consultation team recently shared the below invitation with us to share with our members: The Hertfordshire Hate Crime Strategy consultation team invites you to ‘save the date’ for an all-day event at Robertson House...