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Are you prepared for adults at risk of going missing?
Source: HSAB There is new ‘Adult at Risk of Going Missing’ guidance available to print from Hertfordshire.gov.uk. The guidance includes forms where important information about an individual can be pre-recorded to save time and reduce the chance of forgetting key facts...
Resource on caring for people at risk of choking
Source: CQC CQC have created a series of resources, 'learning from safety incidents', describing a critical safety issue: What happened What CQC and the provider have done about it The steps other providers can take to avoid it happening in their service The...
Important update regarding ‘DNACPR’ Forms
Source: CCG’s As you may already be aware, the local Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG’s) have recently been working to update the local ‘Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation’ (DNACPR) policy forms in the community and Hospital trusts. Since the launch of the...
Fully funded Fire Risk Courses available
In partnership with Herts Fire and Rescue and Trading Standards Between January 2000 and March 2017 HFRS attended 42 accidental dwelling fires which resulted in 45 accidental fire fatalities. Could these fatalities been avoided? ‘Caring Together’ aims to raise...
Claim for Mandatory Training before it’s too late!
Funding claims are paid on a first-come-first-serve basis As in previous years, there will be a maximum cap of £500 per organisation to claim back from training delivered between 1st October 2018 and 31st March 2019. As always, this funding is not guaranteed and...
Sharing protocol for service providers
Source: Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman In August, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman became a signatory to the ‘Emerging Concerns Protocol’. This enables health and social care regulators to share information that may indicate risks to people...
Health and safety advice in HSE’s online toolbox
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)'s online health and safety toolbox provides helpful areas of advice, which apply to all workplaces. This toolbox will help businesses take the right precautions to reduce the risks of workplace hazards and provide a safe working...