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Estates and Facilities Alert: Issues with door stops/door buffers
Source: NHS Improvement Summary The use of door stops and door buffers in health care settings may present a hazard resulting in a risk of harm to patients. A doorstop is a common term for all fixtures that protect or restrict a door operating freely; see...
EU Settlement Scheme Update: Employer Toolkit
Source: Gov.uk Gov.uk has supplied updated toolkits for employers to use in order to support EU citizens and their families to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme. » Click here to view the update with EU Settlement Scheme Employer Toolkit
Herts Health Protection News | Issue #1
Source: Hertfordshire County Council- Public Health’s Health Protection Team The first edition of a new Health Protection Newsletter produced by Hertfordshire County Council’s Public Health’s Health Protection Team is intended to be of interest to all those...
No Change to CQC Fees Scheme in 2020/2021
Source: CQC The CQC has previously written to all providers to update them that their fees scheme will not be changing next year. This means that for most providers, their fees will remain the same as in 2019/20, providing their registration or size does...
Visiting Rights in Care Homes
Source: CQC The CQC has updated its information about visiting people to highlight consumer rights. The update is to highlight that residents also have consumer rights, which help to ensure that they are treated fairly and protected if things go wrong....
Good Practice Guide for HIV Care in Care Homes
Source: Care Home Management Scottish care regulator the Care Inspectorate has published a guide to caring for people living with HIV. People aged 50 and over now makeup over a third of all those accessing HIV care in the UK, and this proportion will increase...
CAS Alert: Class 2 Medicines Recall
Source: Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Summary M & A Pharmachem is recalling the below batches as a precautionary measure because a small number of pots from some batches have been found to contain discoloured tablets due to...