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HSAB & HSCP Winter Newsletter
Source: Hertfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board & Hertfordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership The Hertfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board (HSAB) and Hertfordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (HSCP) have collaborated to bring you this Winters...
CAS Alert: Risk of Harm to Babies and Children from Coin/Button Batteries in Hearing Aids and other hearing Devices
Source: Medicines & Healthcare products & Regulatory Agency (MHRA) HCPA would like to bring attention to the following message from the Central Alert System. We would urge our members to be aware that friends and families visiting service users may...
Beware of Agency Pitfalls
HCPA has been contacted by CQC to share this local information All providers need to be aware that there is at least one agency providing care staff who are potentially providing staff to services without carrying out recruitment checks. This is, therefore, a...
Award for Influenza Vaccination Uptake- Social Care Providers
Source: Public Health England (PHE) Public Health England would like to acknowledge the efforts of our care sector (Care Homes and Homecare providers) in encouraging flu vaccination of your staff. The NHS and PHE will acknowledge the number of staff vaccinated...
CAS Alert: Class 2 Medicines Recall
Source: Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Summary Accord Healthcare is recalling all unexpired stock of the above products from pharmacies and wholesalers as a precautionary measure due to possible contamination with an impurity...
The Office of the Public Guardian and Mental Capacity Act
Source: Office of Public Guardian (OPG) The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) helps people in England and Wales plan for their health, welfare and financial decisions to be taken care of if they lose capacity to make certain decisions for themselves. A new...
Ombudsman Decisions are Final
Source: Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman (LGOS) When the Local Government& Social Care Ombudsman (LGOS) end their investigation and issue a decision, that decision is final. LGOS give care providers several opportunities to contribute to...