With the recent outbreak of respiratory infections affecting a number of care homes and increasing the pressure on local hospitals we wanted to share a new piece of learning available to members on the SCILS website about Asthma and other respiratory conditions as it...

In January this year the Hertfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board (HSAB) updated the multi-agency Safeguarding Adults at risk policy (version 10) in line with The Care Act (2014), with a particular emphasis on Making Safeguarding Personal.   Please read the attached...

We are thrilled to announce that our Complex Care Premium (CCP) programme has been shortlisted for a HSJ Value in Healthcare Award in the workforce development category.   The CCP is part of the ‘Vanguard’ partnership between East and North Hertfordshire Clinical...

Social Care Institute for Excellence recently shared a story in their newsletter about Stay Up Late and Gig Buddies, which are two schemes that help people with learning disabilities to overcome barriers to going out in the evenings. Based across three Sussex local...

The Care Home Impartial Assessor service offered by HCPA can help speed up the Discharge process for your Care Home by conducting the assessment on your behalf, to ensure that your Care Home is able to offer appropriate care for the service user, and enabling you to...

Do you find it difficult to get the right person to speak to in HCC payments? Are you battling with an outstanding financial issue on your HCC contract? Or do you have a contract query the HCC finance team can help you with? HCPA have made arrangements  with HCC to...

A Dementia-friendly film season is taking place in Hitchin between January – June 2017. The venues are specifically adapted to suit the needs of people who live with Dementia with brighter lighting, quieter sound levels and a screening interval. The aim of the film...