Flu Vaccination- NICE’s New Quality Standard

Source: NICE   Based on NICE’s ‘Flu vaccination: increasing uptake’ guideline, this new quality standard is aimed at commissioners, service providers, health, public health and social care practitioners, and the public. Quality statements cover areas...

Quick Guide to Helping Prevent Winter Deaths

Source: NICE/SCIE    For vulnerable people, living in a cold home increases the chance of serious illness or death. They are also at a higher risk of a heart attack or stroke, breathing problems, flu, depression and falls.   Care home and Homecare managers,...

Giving Medicines Covertly: Upcoming Webinar

Source: NICE & SCIE   This NICE/SCIE webinar offers an opportunity to find out about evidence-based practical solutions for overcoming challenges to administering medicines covertly. It will be presented by sector experts who have a thorough knowledge of both...

NICE Guidance in Social Care: July 2019

Advice on giving medicines covertly, dementia, depression in children and young people, and hearing loss   This NICE quick guide will be an invaluable reference resource for care home managers and home care managers as it summarises the key actions that need to...