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Cyber Security Awareness Month – October 2023
Cyber Security Awareness Month is here once again and from the 1st of October 2023, the Data Protection team at HCPA are excited to be sharing with care providers their journey to develop cyber security knowledge and explore good cyber security practices in a...
Recruiting the right people into adult social care
This month Skills for Care are focusing on how providers can #RecruitRight to ensure you build a skilled and diverse workforce that stays. They are sharing some useful guidance, resources, and stories to empower you to embrace the new and creative recruitment...
Advocacy Services in Hertfordshire – have your say!
Hertfordshire County Council funds independent advocacy services to ensure that our most vulnerable citizens can have their voices heard in conversations about their care and support and to promote individual choice and control in decisions that will affect their...
Call for evidence: An inspection of the immigration system to assess the extent to which the Home Office’s immigration functions support the social care sector
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has launched a call for evidence to assess the extent to which the Home Office’s immigration functions support the social care sector. For this latest inspection, the Chief Inspector would be particularly...
Have your say in the first national Government survey of the adult social care workforce!
The Government has launched the first major national survey of all care workers in all care roles in adult social care in England, including occupational therapists. The national survey of care workers, conducted by Skills for Care, Ipsos and the University of Kent on...
Claiming for Workforce Development Fund 2023-2024 is now open!
Funding claims can now be made for qualifications achieved from the 1st of January 2023 through the Skills for Care Workforce Development fund. If you have not updated your Skills for Care data set since 1st April 2023, it’s time to update now to enable you to claim...
HertsHelp update
HertsHelp is currently undergoing a transition from the current provider to the new provider, HAPP (Hertfordshire Advice Providers Partnership) a partnership between Citizens Advice Stevenage and Age UK Hertfordshire. The new service is due to go live on the 1st of...