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Care Provider fined £3 million after death of elderly resident
Source: Health and Safety Executive The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) website has published a story recently about a care provider that has been fined £3 million due to health and safety regulation breaches resulting in the death of a resident after he contracted...
Home Care: Employer’s Duty of Care for Lone Workers
Source: Towergate Insurance One of our trusted partners, Towergate Insurance, offer specialist home care insurance and have shared their guidance on the home care employers duty of care for lone workers, which we think our home care members may find useful. Please...
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Sign up to Herts Care Search - used by social care professionals and the public! Herts Care Search is a searchable database of available bed vacancies of residential and nursing homes in Hertfordshire and the surrounding areas. The easy-to-use online system helps care...
Home Care heroes – we want to hear from you!
Celebrate the hard work of you and your team We want to make sure that people and teams who provide home care services are recognised for the fantastic work they do 365 days a year. We know how busy you are, but if you are proud of your team, or work with an...
Impact of Hot Weather: Heatwave Plan and Training Slides
Source: East and North Herts CCG Vulnerable individuals can become seriously ill during prolonged periods of heat, and the NHS has put together a web page full of useful guidance about how to cope in a heatwave and what the different alert levels mean. Access the NHS...
Home Care: Support people in their own homes to manage fire risks
Source: Herts County Council Please see the easy read flyer below that you may wish to share with anyone you support in their own homes. The information on the flyer explains why it is important to have a fire check and how easy it is to get one. Your home care staff...
Education for Care Staff and Managers: Guide to Urinary Tract Infections
Run by East and North Hertfordshire CCG “With antibiotic resistance increasing, we need to work together to ensure that these precious drugs are used correctly. This course will enable delegates to accurately identify the symptoms of UTI, and thus only request...