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Secure email – why you need it.
HCPA can provide registered care services with free NHSmail secure email accounts. 6 reasons why YOU NEED THIS: 1 – Make your company emails end with “NHS.net”. Can you see how customers might trust companies whose emails have the official NHS branding? 2 – NHSmail is...
Preventing UTI for those with indwelling catheters
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) affect the urinary tract, including the bladder, urethra, or kidneys. UTI’s are one of the leading causes of potential life- threatening E. coli bloodstream infections among over 65’s and are a major contributor to the burden of...
Call for evidence: An inspection of the immigration system to assess the extent to which the Home Office’s immigration functions support the social care sector
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has launched a call for evidence to assess the extent to which the Home Office’s immigration functions support the social care sector. For this latest inspection, the Chief Inspector would be particularly...
Have your say in the first national Government survey of the adult social care workforce!
The Government has launched the first major national survey of all care workers in all care roles in adult social care in England, including occupational therapists. The national survey of care workers, conducted by Skills for Care, Ipsos and the University of Kent on...
Protecting people using wheelchairs
The impact of posture on health and function is a fundamental part of an Enabling Approach to Care. Many Care providers will use one size fits all chairs and wheelchairs without realising the potential negative impacts for the people who sit in them. CQC has recently...
Illegal migrant worker crackdown – what do employers need to know?
Consider the scenario; you employ a qualified new worker in your residential or homecare business, you’ve solved a problem, one less thing to worry about, and they’re keen to start work. Unfortunately, some months later, you are contacted by the Home Office and told...
Beware of fake inspectors!
One Hertfordshire service recently had a call from a bogus inspector last night claiming 5 inspectors were on their way in 90 minutes following 2 WB reports. The call was made at 11.45pm from someone called Lisa Williams claiming to be an inspector. An inspection...