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Is Your Service Prepared For A Flu Outbreak?
Helpful resources to support your service throughout influenza season We have worked with the local NHS and Public Health England to create some helpful resources to support you and your service through this year’s influenza season, which has started now and is likely...
Statement about the Liberty Protection Safeguards
Source: Skills For Care In May 2019, the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act became law, and replaces the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) with a new scheme known as the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS). There is a national group working to develop a Code of...
Restraint Reduction Network Training Standards Audit Tool
Source: Skills For Care The Restraint Reduction Network (RRN) has launched an audit tool to support the implementation of the RRN Training Standards, which set a national benchmark for training in restrictive practices. Skills for Care welcomes the tool to help...
CAS Alert: Medical Device Alert
Breathing circuit swivel elbow recall due to risk of cracks forming before or during use (Source: Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Manufactured by Intersurgical, used in devices made by other companies: cracks in swivel elbow connectors may...
Fire Door Safety – Think a door is just a door?
Utilise these life-saving fire safety resources and guidance in your care setting September 23 – 29th was #FireDoorSafetyWeek, launched in 2013 in response to a legacy of fire door neglect. The campaign hopes to raise awareness of the role that fire doors play in...
DBS Fees Change
Updates to the prices of DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) checks On 15th July 2019, the DBS laid secondary legislation before Parliament to reduce fees with effect from 1st October 2019. The key changes are as follows: Type of DBS check Current fee Fee from 1st...
A National Recruitment Campaign Returns
Launched in October by the Department of Health and Social Care to help close the vacancy gap This October, the Department of Health and Social Care will launch the second phase of the national adult care recruitment campaign. Developed in response to the sector’s...