Hearing Loss survey

NHSE are looking at the hearing needs of residents in care homes and are currently gathering feedback via a short survey to try and understand the variations and commonalities to do with hearing loss. As hearing loss is a common issue in many care homes the survey...

Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services

We recently received an announcement from East and North Hertfordshire CCG regarding a change in the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) provider which is taking place from 4th March 2017. The full announcement is below, please share with members of your...

New SCILS training: Asthma

With the recent outbreak of respiratory infections affecting a number of care homes and increasing the pressure on local hospitals we wanted to share a new piece of learning available to members on the SCILS website about Asthma and other respiratory conditions as it...

HSAB Safeguarding Policy Update

In January this year the Hertfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board (HSAB) updated the multi-agency Safeguarding Adults at risk policy (version 10) in line with The Care Act (2014), with a particular emphasis on Making Safeguarding Personal.   Please read the attached...

Learning Disabilities: Breaking the barrier

Social Care Institute for Excellence recently shared a story in their newsletter about Stay Up Late and Gig Buddies, which are two schemes that help people with learning disabilities to overcome barriers to going out in the evenings. Based across three Sussex local...