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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....

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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...

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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...

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CAS Alerts: Syringe Driver Pump Errors and Medicine Recall

CAS Alert: Cease Immediate Use Of Syringe Driver Pumps T34 3 Edition Models Source: Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Summary The intended operation of these pumps cannot be verified due to errors in the instructions for use (IFUs) and...

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New Tender Opportunities are available!

Various tenders are available to our members   HCPA have compiled a list of several new tendering opportunities for various client groups within the adult social care sector.  To support our members, we have put this list on our website with a link to the...

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EU Settlement Scheme Update

Communication from the Home Office   Update #1: The EUSS remains fully open for applications The EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) has been fully open since 30 March 2019 and there have been over 2.2 million applications. EU citizens and their family members have until...

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Flu Resources are available on our website!

Did you know that last year there were 3,500 reported cases of influenza of which 24% were fatal? (Source: Public Health England). Did you also know that the flu vaccine doesn’t contain live bacteria or viruses? So it’s impossible to contract influenza from it!  ...

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