Accurate ‘Medicines reconciliation’

The below message has been sent from Maxine Davis, Lead Pharmaceutical Adviser, Social Care Integration, Hertfordshire, and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB). Following several recent medication errors, the ICB care home pharmacy team would like to ask care home...

Illegal migrant worker crackdown – what do employers need to know?

Consider the scenario; you employ a qualified new worker in your residential or homecare business, you’ve solved a problem, one less thing to worry about, and they’re keen to start work.  Unfortunately, some months later, you are contacted by the Home Office and told...

Updated Guidance on CCTV / Surveillance Cameras

If there is CCTV installed, the Care/Nursing home must gain consent from their residents. If a person is unable to consent to the CCTV/Surveillance, then a mental capacity assessment and best interests’ decision needs to be completed and evidenced for each person this...