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Attend These Free National NICE Workshops
Source: National Institute for Health & Care Excellence (NICE) Improve quality by working together across Health and Social Care at these two free events. Hear good practice and have conversations with people from across the Health and Social Care sectors about...
Medical Device Alert: Skin Preparation Electrode Gel
Source: Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Summary The skin preparation electrode gel, manufactured by Mavidon, is being recalled due to risk of contamination and transmission of infection from the drug-resistant microorganism Burkholderia...
Central Alert System: Slim X2 Insulin Pump – Discard or Destroy Mains Power adapters
Source: Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Summary The Slim X2 insulin pump, manufactured by Tandem Diabetes Care, has an exposed component that may cause and electrical shock to the user or patient. Action Identify patients supplied with...
HCPA Can Help You Claim Back Funding for Qualifications
There is still Skills for Care Workforce Development Funding available! The Skills for Care Workforce Development Fund covers most Adult Social Care qualifications from Levels 2 to Level 5 and is a contribution to support the costs of these. The funding is paid...
Equipment in Care Homes
Source: Hertfordshire Equipment Service (HES) | Hertfordshire County Council The Equipment in Care Homes Guidance is a document devised across the Eastern Region of England (and being adopted nationally) by the National Association of Equipment Providers (NAEP). It...
Is Your Business Ready to Leave the EU?
Source: Hertfordshire Growth Hub At 11pm on the 31st of January, the UK formally left the European Union. Is your business ready for the change that’s coming? The Hertfordshire Growth Hub is there to provide information and support that can help adapt your business to...
The UK has now left the EU and Health & Safety law poster
Source: Health & Safety Executive (HSE) The UK has now left the EU From the 1st February, the UK is no longer a member of the European Union. The UK is now in a transition period until 31st December 2020 while negotiations with the EU take place about a future...