A guide to the EU Settlement Scheme pilot

by | Dec 12, 2018 | Archive, Guidance, Updates

Source: The Home Office Are you currently employing people from the EU who may need to apply for UK settlement? If so, this information is extremely important and should be shared with staff immediately; the time for this pilot is really tight as it closes on 21st...

New leaflets to support those new to social care

by | Nov 30, 2018 | Archive, Guidance, NHS

Source: NHS ‘NHS Digital’ have produced a new guide containing information to help those who may need social care, now or in the future, to understand options available to them and how to access services. Local authorities, NHS organisations and care providers can...

Sleep-in shifts and the minimum wage

by | Nov 30, 2018 | Archive, Guidance, HCC

A revised guidance from the government “Sleep-in” shifts in some sectors including, but not only, the care sector, staff are required to stay at or near their workplace on the basis that they are expected to sleep for all or most of the period, but may be woken when...

Managing oxygen in care homes

by | Nov 30, 2018 | Archive, CQC, Medication

Source: CQC Oxygen has been widely used medically for many years. It is a gas and you should treat it as a medicine. Oxygen therapy Home oxygen therapy is commonly used in care homes. It involves breathing air that contains more oxygen than normal air from a cylinder...

90 Minute Flu Management Workshops

by | Nov 30, 2018 | Archive, Events, Health, Workshop

Fully funded workshops with HCPA We are running 90-minute Care Home workshops on Influenza Outbreaks, Vaccinations and Infection Control in order to help care homes staff prepare for the winter. Fully funded by Hertfordshire County Council, we aim to improve your...