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Mobility Scooter Fire Risk- New NFCC Mobility Scooter Guidance has now been published
Source: National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) Guidance from the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has now been published 'mobility scooter guidance for residential buildings'. NFCC is pleased to release this for residential buildings, which outlines...
Managing Acute and Urgent Prescriptions and Interim Prescriptions in Care Homes
Source: NHS East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group Guidance around acute and urgent prescriptions and interim (non-urgent) prescriptions has been put together for Care Home staff and has been approved by PCMMG. The guidance below covers Key...
Improving Health Outcomes for People with Learning Disabilities
Source: Hertfordshire County Council | Integrated Health and Care Commissioning Team Hertfordshire County Council’s Integrated Health and Care Commissioning Team have published their Learning For Change Newsletter for November 2019. This issue covers the...
National Patient Safety Alert: Risk of death and severe harm from ingesting superabsorbent polymer gel granules
Source: NHS Improvement Attached below is a safety-critical and complex National Patient Safety Alert. Implementation should be coordinated by an executive leader (or equivalent role in organisations without executive boards) and supported by clinical leaders...
CAS Alerts
Ranitidine- All Formulations Supply Disruption Source: Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Summary Further to the previous ranitidine supply disruption alert (SDA/2019/005) issued on 15 October 2019, this is an update on the supply...
Disability Pay Gap- Disabled Staff Work Two Months of the Year Unpaid
Source: hrmagazine.co.uk The average disabled worker stops getting paid on 4th November 2019 until the end of the year as a result of the disability pay gap, according to a new analysis by the Trade Union Congress (TUC). The poll of 2,700 workers by the...
Dementia Friendly Carol Service
Celebrating the joy of Christmas with all Music24 welcomes all to their Dementia-friendly Carol Service to celebrate Christmas using the following details: Date: Monday | 9th December 2019 Time: 2pm - 3pm Venue: St. Etheldreda’s, Fore Street, Old Hatfield,...