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CQC announces regulatory fees for providers for 2018/19
Source: CQC You may remember last year that we highlighted that CQC were running an open consultation regarding fees. At the end of March the CQC outlined the fees that health and adult social care providers in England will pay from April 2018 to cover the costs of...
Insurance: How to Keep Your Premiums Down
Source: Towergate Insurance How to keep your premiums down but still have the right cover Our trusted partners, Towergate Insurance, have shared the following article with us to share with members to give advice on how to keep your insurance premiums down, whilst...
Staff on lower payscales or zero hour contracts could be affected
Transfer to Universal Credit may impact your care staff Many people, especially staff on lower payscales or zero hour contracts, may be worried about the upcoming transfer to Universal Credit and could have questions about how this may impact upon any benefits they...
Learning Disability Services: Care Should Be Close To Home
Source: NICE NICE recently published a new guideline that states care for young people and adults with learning disabilities, who have behaviour that challenges, should be able to access the right support to live their life within their community, just like everyone...
Never Too Late To Be Active
Source: Hertfordshire County Council This year is Hertfordshire’s Year of Physical Activity and Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) is working organisations across the county to encourage older people to become more active. If your service users are able, why not...
Support at Home: Are you the best in home care?
Nominate your homecare stars for the Hertfordshire Care Awards 2018 You've got to be in it to win it! Are you part of the best homecare team? Do you work with someone who always goes above and beyond? Do your team leaders inspire and lead by example? Is your service...
Fire Safety Study Day For Residential Services – 20th April 2018
If you didn’t attend a Fire Safety Study Day last year please book today! Last year we ran a series on Fire Safety Study Days (in October and November 2017), and we will soon be running another Fire Safety Study Day for Residential Services for organisations who did...
