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Residential: SCIE Quick Guides on Preventing Infection
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) recently published a quick guide dedicated to helping prevent infection in Care Homes for managers and staff. With the flu outbreak currently being experienced across the country, infection prevention and control is...
NICE guideline on NG21 homecare: delivering personal care and practical support
At the end of last year, NICE sent out the following message to inform homecare providers that the NG21 homecare guideline will not be updated. Please read below for the full message from NICE regarding this decision: Dear Colleague, RE: NICE guideline on NG21...
Homecare: Spot Accreditation Providers Engagement Event Slides Available
For homecare providers who recently attended the Spot Accreditation Provider Engagement Event at the end of last year, on 7th December, HCC have provided links to the items below: Presentation Slides Hertfordshire Care Standard Electronic Monitoring Specification...
New partners, Clinisupplies, share advice on common catheter care issues
We recently partnered with Clinisupplies, which is a company that provides care organisations with high quality medical devices that are fully compliant with strict UK specifications. As experts in the area, they shared an article with us about common catheter care...
Free Employment Law and HSE seminar – bookings now open
HCPA and Peninsula invite you to a fully funded event to help prepare you for employment law and health & safety changes coming in 2018. Date: Monday 26th February 2018 Time: 9:30am to 12.45pm Venue: Tewin Bury Farm, Hertford Road, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, AL6 0JB...
CQC surveys
The December update from the CQC recently linked to two surveys, one regarding their fees consultation, and one requesting providers’ views on the CQC. The fees consultation survey deadline is Thursday 18th January and is particularly important for community social...
New Leaf College: Improving mental and emotional wellbeing
New Leaf College is a new initiative in Hertfordshire that provides free courses to adults to enable them to take positive steps to improve their mental and emotional wellbeing. One of their objectives is to engage people with long-term physical health needs and also...