Tender Opportunities - out of county

All Age Autism Support Service – Expression of Interest London Borough of Lewisham There is a notice of intent to publish a future tender opportunity, Lewisham Council and NHS South East London Integrated Care Board would like to commission a new service that...

Physical activity and deconditioning webinars

Deconditioning webinar – 13th December 2022 This webinar covered the following topics: • What is deconditioning • Importance of getting people moving and how you can support • Using a Risk Positive Management approach • How to use the Back on Feet Risk Assessment...

Health & Wellbeing webinars

Preventing pressure ulcers webinar – 14th November 2022 Did you know pressure ulcers cost the NHS more than £3.8 million a day? This ‘Stop the Pressure Week’, HCPA have partnered with Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust’s wound specialists to provide its members with a...

Learning Disability Webinars

Launch of the NEW Purple Folder for adults with a learning disability in Herts – 12th April The Purple Folder has undergone a review which professionals, people with a learning disability, and people who support them have all contributed to. The result is that...

Fire Safety for Homecare settings

Hertfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board (HSAB) is calling all Hertfordshire Residents to improve safety in their homes More than three quarters of fire related deaths happen in the home. You can make sure that your home or a person that you support’s home is...

Fire Safety for Residential settings

Fire Kills but you can prevent it. Please see below information for HCPA Fire Safety study days and useful resources for both residential and homecare settings. The HCPA Fire Safety study day focused on Fire Safety for Residential providers. This fully-funded study...

End of life webinars

End of life care documentation webinar – 26th January 2023 Click here for the webinar recording Click here for the webinar slides

Dysphagia webinars

Thickener and IDDSI training safety briefing webinar – 18th April 2023 Nestle, a leader in the field of nutritional science offers individual 20-minute virtual safety briefing sessions for care homes on Thickener and IDDSI training safety briefing. These sessions...
Introduction

Introduction

Each year at HCPA, we run a series of informative events for our members. These include Networking Events, Seminars, Masterclasses, Study Days, Meetings and The Hertfordshire Care Awards. At some of these events, we will explain that the resources are available on our...

Fire Safety

Fire Kills but you can prevent it. Please see below information for HCPA Fire Safety study days and useful resources for both residential and homecare settings. Fire Safety for Residential and Supported Living Providers The HCPA Fire Safety study day focused on Fire...

CAREVIS Long COVID study

Do you know of an adult with mild-moderate learning/intellectual disabilities who has, or may, have Long-COVID? CAREVIS are recruiting for a small study funded by HPFT and the University of Hertfordshire to find out from people with learning/intellectual disabilities...

Thickener and IDDSI training safety briefing webinar - 18th April 2023

Nestle, a leader in the field of nutritional science offers individual 20-minute virtual safety briefing sessions for care homes on Thickener and IDDSI training safety briefing. These sessions include: • A brief overview of Dysphagia and how to safely mix thickened...

COVID-19 Guidance changes in Adult Social Care effective 3 April

On the 30th of March 2023 the Department for Health and Social Care announced changes to the way Covid-19 is managed in adult social care settings. These changes took effect on the 3rd of April 2023. HCPA were joined by Herts County Council to provide an overview of...

Shingles

Click here for the Shingles vaccine overview Click here for the Shingles vaccination eligibility poster

Member Network Event - 8th March 2023

“Supporting your organisation to take a risk positive approach & other important care updates” Ensure you are up to date on current thinking around safeguarding and capacity and how you can support your clients, your staff, and ultimately your...

Mental Health Service Forum - 2nd March 2023

This forum includes: Commissioning update: Contracts and Uplifts Monitoring- Themes and Trends Key Topic – HPFT 5-Year Strategy Key Topic – Overseas Sponsorship HPFT and HCPA Education update Breakout rooms AOB/Questions/Feedback   Click here for the...

CQC medicine guides

Please click the links below to download some useful medicine guides from the CQC. Each guide looks at best practice in managing and recording medicines. Managing medicines in supported living Managing medicines in Shared Lives schemes Electronic medicines in...
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