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Sleep-ins Survey: Your feedback is required
Source: HCC You may be aware of the different rulings and government announcements about how the National Minimum Wage regulation applies to sleep-in services. In a ruling of the Court of Appeal from the 13th July 2018 previous guidance was overturned and has found...
Fire Safety Workshop for Residential Services
Book your FREE place Herts Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS), HCPA and Adult Care Services (ACS) are working together to deliver a Fire Safety Workshop for Residential providers who did not attend the Fire Safety workshops last year, or earlier this year in April. Adult...
Financial advice from the Money Advice Unit at HCC
Following on from HCPA’s ‘Universal Credit’ Study Days aimed at HR staff The Money Advice Unit is part of Hertfordshire County Council’s Health and Community Services. They work in partnership with Children’s Services, Health professionals, housing providers, district...
Rennie Grove conference – 17th October
‘Elderly, Frailty and Dementia: Whose Responsibility?’ Every year, Rennie Grove holds a one-day conference addressing some of the most important and topical issues for professionals working in palliative care. The aim is to provide an educational forum for our own...
The Care Home Journey
An interactive online resource to support nursing care The Royal College of Nursing has created an interactive online resource allowing you to follow a resident’s care home journey from pre-admission to end of life, or to simply access individual sections to meet your...
Your view on how social care should be paid for
Source: Local Government Association (LGA) Dear Member, The Local Government Association (LGA) has launched a consultation to kick-start a debate on how adult social care should be paid for. Publication of its green paper, on Tuesday 31 July, was in response to the...
Herts Careline have improved their Referral Form
Source: Herts Careline Specialists in community alarms for older and vulnerable people Herts Careline have improved and shortened their Referral Form. The new form can be found here The most significant change is to the Part C ‘Risks and Needs’ box. Herts Carline now...
