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Flu Outbreaks and FREE vaccination vouchers

Nov 1, 2017

Public Health England have created a very useful poster to help provide straightforward guidance on outbreaks of flu in care homes, including; when does it become classed as an outbreak, what to do when an outbreak occurs, and infection prevention control measures to...

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Emergency Planning for Homecare in Winter

Nov 1, 2017

With winter just around the corner, now is the time to start considering your bad weather contingency plans. Our trusted partners, Towergate Insurance, have a shared a host of helpful tips below for homecare organisations to cover the basics and avoid being caught out...

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CQC: Fees Consultation – have your say!

Nov 1, 2017

The CQC recently published a fees consultation document on their website, which you can find here, that is open for responses until midday on 18th January 2018. The document is about the fees CQC are proposing to charge to registered providers in 2018/19 and is your...

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NICE guidance: Intermediate Care Including Reablement

Nov 1, 2017

In September this year, NICE published a guideline for Intermediate Care Including Reablement. In their September newsletter, NICE said that the guideline considers how person-centred care and support should be planned and delivered during the 4 service models of...

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Hearing Loss and Healthy Ageing

Nov 1, 2017

In SCILS’ latest email bulletin they linked to a useful ‘What Works’ guide from the NHS about Hearing Loss and Healthy Ageing, which we thought our members may be interested in. Access the free guide here for more information. SCILS is a fantastic online resource...

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Home Care staff: Tax discounts

Oct 19, 2017

Home Care staff might be missing out on tax discounts. If you work for a Home Care agency you may want to the share the below link with your staff to help spread the message and avoid paying more than you should. » Click here to find out more

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