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Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust is working to prevent pressure ulcers in a residential setting. Please watch and share to all staff the Tissue Viability Teams education video covering healing, prevention, equipment and integrity. [youtube...

The Care Home Impartial Assessor has now been working in Lister hospital for 2 months and we have a new assessor due to start in November which means this service will become a six-day service, Monday to Saturday. This role (previously known as ‘Trusted Assessor’) has...

In partnership with Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) and the Clinical Commissioning groups (CCG), HCPA are working on a number of projects to improve care for people with complex care needs. The Kings Fund have released a review looking at the current picture for...

Within Hertfordshire we work closely with the NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (NHS CCG) pharmacists to improve medication reviews and reduction. In Hertfordshire we were historically lower than average users of antipsychotic medication for Behavioural and Psychiatric...

It is vital that care services accurately record the medicines people are given and that, when these run out, they make every effort to replenish stocks to ensure people continue to receive the right treatment and are not left at risk of harm. Following the transfer...