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Safety net ‘dangerously weak’ for older people at home
Source: Laing Buisson According to an article written by Laing Buisson, the safety net for older people living at home is ‘dangerously weak’, with the number of over 65s without proper care and in poor health edging to half a million. The warning comes from Age UK,...
National Falls Prevention Awareness Week
Let us know what exercise your service provides HCPA and the local CCG’s are reviewing what exercise is currently being offered within Care Services across Hertfordshire, so thatwe can review gaps and support an increase in exercise provision. Exercise is extremely...
Hertfordshire’s Learning Disability Joint Commissioning Strategy
Draft for 2019 - 2024 is out for consultation Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) would like to make providers aware of the consultation that has gone out on the Learning Disability Joint Commissioning Strategy. They have requested that you forward this to members of...
HCF Training and Development – Autumn is coming!
View upcoming training from our partners at HCF Autumn is coming! Please see the PDF below for more details regarding Herts Community Foundation training and development opportunities: [pdf-embedder url="https://www.hcpa.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/HCF-2018.pdf"...
Sleep-ins Survey: Your feedback is required
Source: HCC You may be aware of the different rulings and government announcements about how the National Minimum Wage regulation applies to sleep-in services. In a ruling of the Court of Appeal from the 13th July 2018 previous guidance was overturned and has found...
Fire Safety Workshop for Residential Services
Book your FREE place Herts Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS), HCPA and Adult Care Services (ACS) are working together to deliver a Fire Safety Workshop for Residential providers who did not attend the Fire Safety workshops last year, or earlier this year in April. Adult...
Financial advice from the Money Advice Unit at HCC
Following on from HCPA’s ‘Universal Credit’ Study Days aimed at HR staff The Money Advice Unit is part of Hertfordshire County Council’s Health and Community Services. They work in partnership with Children’s Services, Health professionals, housing providers, district...