From 3 April 2017, coroners will no longer have a duty to undertake an inquest into the death of every person who was subject to a Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) authorisation. An inquest will still be required if the person died before Monday 3 April 2017,...

We noticed in a recent CQC newsletter that they explained that they did not approve training providers, and wanted to remind members of this fact but also that we took the step to approve training providers in Hertfordshire to give some quality assurance to our...

Herts Valleys CCG and Macmillan Cancer Support are hosting a Fully Funded theatre event Where | Abbey Theatre Studio When | June 7th 2017 6.45pm – 9.30pm Or June 8th 2017 1.30pm – 5.30pm Cost | Tickets are Fully Funded but need to be booked as they are limited Tickets...

The European Court of Justice has handed down a ruling that an employer’s ban on employees wearing Islamic headscarves in the workplace was not direct religious discrimination. However, this ruling is more complicated than it may initially seem. Our expert partners at...

In collaboration with HCC and software developers OLM Systems Limited, we have developed Herts Care Search (previously known as Herts Care Home Finder) in a bid to help to reduce delayed discharges from hospital into care homes. Herts Care Search is a new web-based...

The latest edition of the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) newsletter is now available and includes a workforce guidance update regarding roles that are within child and adult workforces. The update clarifies what happens when certain workforce roles require an...

With the new National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage increases coming into effect in April, our expert partners at Peninsula have supplied the below information regarding the interaction of the minimum rates and those who perform sleep ins.