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National Learning Disability Training Consultation for Health and Care staff
Have your say on proposals to introduce mandatory learning disability and autism training for health and care staff. This consultation closes at 11:59pm on 12 April 2019 Description of Consultation The government wants to know how we can make sure that health and...
Bowel Screening Pathway
Bowel cancer is a common type of cancer in both men and women. About 1 in 20 people will get it during their lifetime. Screening can help detect bowel cancer at an early stage, when it's easier to treat. It can also be used to help check for and remove small growths...
Weights of Individuals in Wheelchairs
One of the issues that Community Nurses are identifying with care providers is a lack of weights recorded for service users, particularly when they are wheelchair users. This may be because providers are not aware of the number of wheelchair accessible weighing scales...
Hand Hygiene – Infection Control: The Hand Washing Rap
Watch the fantastic and informative 'Hand Washing Rap' made with the Purple All Stars, a learning disability group who had previously performed a dance routine for our Hertfordshire Care Awards celebration back in 2013! » Click here to Watch the video to educate about...
Update to the Purple Folder
There has been an update for the Purple Folder (PF). Please be aware that the red grab sheet that was one page and is now three pages, which is part of the PF, so they need to request these if they only have one page only. Alternatively, they can print it from the...
Helping Improve the Health of People with Learning Disabilities
There has been a website developed for people with learning disability (and carers) to access to ‘help with their health’. This website can be accessed using the link www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/LDmyhealth or alternatively by scanning the QR code at the bottom of this...
Central Alerting System: Insulin Pump Unintended Bolus Delivery
Source: Medicines & Healthcare products & Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Summary On the 19th of February 2019, MHRA issued a Medical Device Alert for Accu-Chek Insight insulin pumps manufactured by Roche Diabetes Centre. The alert is in regards to insulin...
