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Enabling Positive Care for Autistic Adults
Source: Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) Social workers need to identify particular care and support needs of autistic adults and to ensure that, through working closely with the person, they can tailor support that meets their needs. Having good...
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 for...
Life After Loss
Hosted by the Trinity Community Project The Trinity Community Project offers day services and opportunities to people experiencing mental health issues and/or living with a learning disability. Join them for a workshop on adjusting to life after loss,...
Hertfordshire County Council are Looking to Work with Residential Providers
Source: Hertfordshire County Council Herts County Council is currently working on a discharge pathway for their bariatric patients who cannot return home from hospital immediately but are medically fit for discharge. They are looking to work with...
Skills For Care’s Festive Product Guide
Your festive product guide from Skills for Care Download Skill For Care's must-have products for the festive season! From planning meaningful activities to contingency planning for travel disruption, their guides include lots of practical tips and advice to...
Pharmacy Opening Hours during the Bank Holidays
Source: NHS England All service providers can view pharmacy opening times on Christmas Day 2019, Boxing Day 2019 and New Year’s Day 2020. This includes areas such as Herts Valley, East and North Herts, Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes and many more...
Helping Inspectors Address the Risk Factors of Closed Environments
Source: CQC The CQC are giving inspectors and their managers new supporting information about how to identify and respond to ‘closed cultures’ in services. When a service has a closed culture, people are more at risk of abuse and human rights breaches....