Each year at HCPA, we run a series of informative events for our members. These include Networking Events, Seminars, Masterclasses, Study Days, Meetings and The Hertfordshire Care Awards. At some of these events, we will explain that the resources are available on our...
Fire Kills but you can prevent it. Please see below information for HCPA Fire Safety study days and useful resources for both residential and homecare settings. Fire Safety for Residential and Supported Living Providers The HCPA Fire Safety study day focused on Fire...
Nestle, a leader in the field of nutritional science offers individual 20-minute virtual safety briefing sessions for care homes on Thickener and IDDSI training safety briefing. These sessions include: • A brief overview of Dysphagia and how to safely mix thickened...
On the 30th of March 2023 the Department for Health and Social Care announced changes to the way Covid-19 is managed in adult social care settings. These changes took effect on the 3rd of April 2023. HCPA were joined by Herts County Council to provide an overview of...
The Purple Folder has undergone a review which professionals, people with a learning disability, and people who support them have all contributed to. The result is that the Purple Folder pages have now been changed. In light of LeDeR outcomes and identified health...
“Supporting your organisation to take a risk positive approach & other important care updates” Ensure you are up to date on current thinking around safeguarding and capacity and how you can support your clients, your staff, and ultimately your...
This forum includes: Commissioning update: Contracts and Uplifts Monitoring- Themes and Trends Key Topic – HPFT 5-Year Strategy Key Topic – Overseas Sponsorship HPFT and HCPA Education update Breakout rooms AOB/Questions/Feedback Click here for the...
This webinar covered the following topics: • What is deconditioning • Importance of getting people moving and how you can support • Using a Risk Positive Management approach • How to use the Back on Feet Risk Assessment Click here to view the webinar recording Click...
Did you know, sepsis is the 2nd biggest cause of death in the UK after cardiovascular disease, and kills more people than lung cancer every year? It doesn’t need to be this way – in many cases this outcome can be avoided if we spot the signs of sepsis...
Did you know, antimicrobial resistant infections caused an estimated 1.27 million deaths in 2019 alone? Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when pathogens causing disease such as bacteria and viruses mutate over time and therefore don’t respond to usual medicines...
These forums are for managers and leaders within Nursing home settings to come together to share challenges and solutions, gain updates from commissioning, review quality trends locally and nationally and discover opportunities to support and build their workforce....
The theme for this Members Network Event was ‘Preparing for CQC, a proactive approach for Managers’. In this networking event we looked at ways that managers can start to prepare their services for inspections in 2023. By breaking down the key questions...
This session covered the following topics: • Most common signs and symptoms of Long Covid • Recognising Long Covid in people who may have learning disabilities or dementia • Who’s out there to help with managing Long Covid • Resources available – Long Covid Easy...
Did you know pressure ulcers cost the NHS more than £3.8 million a day? This ‘Stop the Pressure Week’, HCPA have partnered with Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust’s wound specialists to provide its members with a bite-sized hour-long webinar on the...
This form for Managers, Team Leader and Senior Staff covered the following: Commissioning updates Monitoring – Themes and Trends Crisis Intervention Strategy Engagement General Training Needs Update Click here for the presentation slides Click here for...
