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Supported Living framework
Responses to questions received Dear member, We understand that there will be a new Supported Living framework tender going live early in the new year. We have been in discussion with commissioners in advance of this and there has now been a FAQ resource developed,...
Winter Bed Pressures and new PHE out-of-hours contact details
How can you make a significant difference? Dear member, Following previous winter pressures, HCPA have collaborated with HCC on how you can provide significant support for bed pressures and effectively utilise HCPA tools and services for this winter. Here are some...
Creative Care Career Pathways: Exploring the varied apprentice option
24th January 2019 | Fielders Centre | Hatfield Business Park If you are either interested in, or are considering offering apprenticeships within your organisation, this event will be ideal for you! The event is for all organisations, not just those on the levy, so...
Technology in Care
Source: CQC A new resource on CQC's website explores the use of technology in care, looking at the benefits of innovation and updating previously published information on surveillance. These new pages mark the start of a series in which CQC will share information on...
Learning from safety incidents: Falls from windows
Source: CQC These 'Learning from safety incidents' resources are designed to do just that. Each one briefly describes a critical issue such as what happened, what CQC and the provider have done about it, and the steps you can take to avoid it happening in your...
Maximising Personal Autonomy at the heart of new guidelines
Source: NICE Nageena Khalique QC is a barrister and Chair of the Committee for the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines on supporting decision making. Here, she shares her thoughts on why its use is fundamental for health and care...
The Skills for Care Workforce Development Fund
Helping you help others Do you have staff completing health and social care qualifications? You may be able to access funding towards the cost of these via HCPA. The Workforce Development Fund (WDF) is open and funding can now be claimed towards the cost of listed...