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CAS Alert: Class 2 Medicines Recall
Source: Medicines & Healthcare Products & Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Description M & A Pharmachem Ltd. is recalling the following batches of Paracetamol 500mg tablets due to a small number of pots from each batch have been found to contain discoloured...
Reporting Accidents and Illness at Work
Source: Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Making sure you know exactly what workplace injuries and incidents you must report The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) puts duties on employers, the self-employed, and...
Medicines in Health and Adult Social Care
Source: CQC Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report sharing the learning from risks and good practices in medicines, which they found in their inspections. CQC have seen that medicines can present a clear risk to people when not used properly....
The Latest News Updates from the Home Care Sector
Source: homecare.co.uk Please click below for the latest Home Care news, which includes a review of the Panorama programme that highlighted the reforms of social care, how a community-based health and social care team has succeeded in reducing ‘bed-blocking’ in...
NICE Impact Stroke Report
Source: NICE There are more than 100,000 strokes in the UK each year causing 38,000 deaths, making it a leading cause of death and disability. The National Institute for Health and Excellence (NICE) Impact Stroke Report focuses on how evidence-based guidance...
Sepsis Easy-Read Guide
An easy-read guide to sepsis is now available An easy-read guide on sepsis is now available from the Sepsis Trust which contains independent information, advice, and support within Hertfordshire. This easy-read guide can be viewed and printed by clicking on the...
A Cautionary tale for Residential Care Providers
Source: Health & Safety Executive (HSE) Care Home fined after resident died from complications after eating chlorine tablets A care home operator has been fined £270,000, after a resident of Lomond Court Care Home, Glenrothes, Fife (who suffered symptoms of...