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Disability Pay Gap- Disabled Staff Work Two Months of the Year Unpaid
Source: hrmagazine.co.uk The average disabled worker stops getting paid on 4th November 2019 until the end of the year as a result of the disability pay gap, according to a new analysis by the Trade Union Congress (TUC). The poll of 2,700 workers by the...
Dementia Friendly Carol Service
Celebrating the joy of Christmas with all Music24 welcomes all to their Dementia-friendly Carol Service to celebrate Christmas using the following details: Date: Monday | 9th December 2019 Time: 2pm - 3pm Venue: St. Etheldreda’s, Fore Street, Old Hatfield,...
Affinity Water’s #WhyNotWater Campaign Offers a New Service for People Living with Disabilities
Ensuring water conservation is at the heart of our actions and behaviour Affinity Water now offers the Priority Services Register (PSR) that is a service for customers who require a little extra help as they might be visually impaired, have hearing...
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,...
Implementation of the National Health Service Standard Contract
Source: NHS Herts Valley Clinical Commissioning Group Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group (HVCCG) is contacting all their NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) providers to let them know that over the coming months they will be introducing a contract to cover...
Community Service in Hertfordshire- Future Opportunities
Source: Hertfordshire County Council | Community Commissioning- Adult Disabilities Following the second series of engagement events held with providers this autumn, Hertfordshire County Council’s Community Commissioning for Adult Disabilities has confirmed...
Estates and Facilities Alert: Issues with door stops/door buffers
Source: NHS Improvement Summary The use of door stops and door buffers in health care settings may present a hazard resulting in a risk of harm to patients. A doorstop is a common term for all fixtures that protect or restrict a door operating freely; see...
