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National Minimum / Living Wage to Increase
Care providing businesses should prepare now for significant increases in the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW), confirmed as part of the government’s Autumn Budget. Chancellor Rachel Reeves accepted the Low Pay Commission’s latest...
New resources for hiring international care workers
Dear sponsor members, We're writing to you today to inform you of two new useful resources for hiring in Hertfordshire: Cash Incentives for Hires from the Displaced Worker Pool In a recent bid to boost employment of international care...
Urgent winter health alert: Rising flu cases in Herts
Dear Colleagues, As we head into winter, we’d like to share some important updates from Hertfordshire County Council and the Director of Public Health. Message from Director of Public Health regarding flu vaccination: Flu is now circulating in the community with the...
Stress Awareness Week 2025 (3 to 7 November)
Stress is a health and safety risk – and it's the law to act. As Stress Awareness Week 2025 gets underway, HSE's Working Minds campaign can help you do so. They're reminding employers that work-related stress is a legal health and safety issue under: The Health and...
More cohorts of the Music in Herts Dementia Care Champion programme
HCPA are excited to launch more cohorts of the Music in Herts Dementia Care Champion programme. Discover how music can deeply connect, comfort, and uplift those living with dementia. The training empowers care professionals to: ♪ Confidently lead music sessions...
Is your service up to date with the local Depression Pathway?
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) has co-produced a Depression Pathway with system partners and people with lived experience. This is the first evidence-based, system-wide pathway in the UK to be implemented across health, social care,...
Funding Now Available via LDSS for Oliver McGowan Training
We are pleased to announce that funding is NOW available through the Learning & Development Support Scheme (LDSS) for externally procured Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism. This funding applies to training delivered by...