Dementia Awareness Week: 15th – 21st May

This week is Dementia Awareness Week (15th – 21st May). Those living with Dementia or caring for those living with Dementia will know that the condition can affect people differently. The complex needs of people living with Dementia means that it is vital to...

Pre-book champion pathways for the year

You can now pre-book champion pathways for the entire year Following feedback that members really want to make the most of Champion Training, we have decided to open all champion pathways throughout the year for booking now. This means that you do not need to wait...

New process for CQC complaints

The CQC recently announced in their April newsletter that the process for making complaints to CQC has now changed. All complaints about CQC will now be managed by a new national complaints function. This function provides a single point of contact and is responsible...

The LeDeR Programme

The Learning Disability Mortality Review (LeDeR) Programme The Learning Disability Mortality Review (LeDeR) Programme, is a national programme that has been set up to drive improvement in the quality of health and social care service delivery for people with a...

SMILE’s Caring Gardens

As you know, the SMILE arm of HCPA is continually looking for funding to enable us to give members the benefit of funded classes, so we thought we would share with you this latest grant and how we are spending it. If you would like to benefit from SMILE classes then...