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What is it about?  CQC have launched a survey to ask people what a safe service feels like to them. This forms part of the assessment framework and the Key…

Update: HSE Computer Systems Three-quarters of the HSE’s computer servers have now been unlocked after last month’s cyberattack. The ransomware attack on May 14th severely disabled a number of systems…

We’re bringing you a roundtable on Supporting Pride in Social Care on 29th June. Find out more and book your place below: Book your place now *This article was first…

The term ‘person-centred care’ appears in many policy documents, healthcare websites and advertisements. This approach to services’ delivery and care has been adopted across the Irish Health Care. But what…

The Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) are due to come into force in April 2022 and were introduced in the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019. They will replace the Deprivation of…

Using technology for the CQC to access your data safely The CQC is changing how they regulate to improve care for everyone. One of the four areas is smarter regulation…

The article below, ‘How to eliminate closed cultures?’  was first published in the latest issue of the Carer (Issue 57) Read Now On the same day that the CQC published…

The DSP Toolkit guide section 4 covers passwords and 4.5.4 asks the specific question: How does your organisation make sure that staff, directors, trustees, and volunteers use good password practice?…