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Life After Loss
Hosted by the Trinity Community Project The Trinity Community Project offers day services and opportunities to people experiencing mental health issues and/or living with a learning disability. Join them for a workshop on adjusting to life after loss,...
Skills For Care’s Festive Product Guide
Your festive product guide from Skills for Care Download Skill For Care's must-have products for the festive season! From planning meaningful activities to contingency planning for travel disruption, their guides include lots of practical tips and advice to...
The Office of the Public Guardian and Mental Capacity Act
Source: Office of Public Guardian (OPG) The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) helps people in England and Wales plan for their health, welfare and financial decisions to be taken care of if they lose capacity to make certain decisions for themselves. A new...
Ombudsman Decisions are Final
Source: Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman (LGOS) When the Local Government& Social Care Ombudsman (LGOS) end their investigation and issue a decision, that decision is final. LGOS give care providers several opportunities to contribute to...
Mobility Scooter Fire Risk- New NFCC Mobility Scooter Guidance has now been published
Source: National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) Guidance from the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has now been published 'mobility scooter guidance for residential buildings'. NFCC is pleased to release this for residential buildings, which outlines...
Managing Acute and Urgent Prescriptions and Interim Prescriptions in Care Homes
Source: NHS East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group Guidance around acute and urgent prescriptions and interim (non-urgent) prescriptions has been put together for Care Home staff and has been approved by PCMMG. The guidance below covers Key...
Quick Guide to Helping Prevent Winter Deaths
Source: NICE/SCIE For vulnerable people, living in a cold home increases the chance of serious illness or death. They are also at a higher risk of a heart attack or stroke, breathing problems, flu, depression and falls. Care home and Homecare managers,...