Important: This report issued by the Health Facilities Scotland and distributed nationally regarding the use of 13A electrical socket inserts being used in social care premises, and the use in homes or residences. In certain circumstances, the use of plastic 13A...

Important: This report issued by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) regarding Care Homes and Homecare Agencies who regularly monitor blood glucose levels using TRUEyou blood glucose test strips on their residents. Manufactured by Nipro...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) are pleased to announce the publication of the NICE quality standard on home care for older people. The quality standard covers home care used by older people in their own homes to meet their assessed social...

The Hospice of Saint Francis have put together an education programme of their upcoming sessions between July and September. For more information or to book onto any of the courses listed in the programme linked below, please contact education@stfrancis.org.uk or call...

Skills for Care recently published a study on the impact of a values based approach to recruitment and retention, which suggests employers taking a values based approach are reaping the rewards. The majority of employers using a values based approach to recruitment...

HCC are working with both Herts CCGs to tender for a new care home bed model, Integrated Rehabilitation Beds. This will replace a variety of current models such as Intermediate Care, Enablement, Stepdown, non-weight-bearing and discharge to assess. A tender...

Hertfordshire County Council recently held a Care Providers Forum for Learning Disability Services. At the forum, various questions were raised by providers relating mainly to the recent fee uplift and the requirement of providers. The deadline for all Care Providers...