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Care providers set to receive fairer costs for providing care

April 6, 2022
Local authorities in England will be supported by £1.36 billion from the Health and Social Care Levy to pay a fairer rate of care to adult social care providers, the…
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Latest Social Care Monthly Highlights (Mar – Apr 2022)

April 5, 2022
The policy of the month in March was the Notice Periods Policy and Procedure. Our team of experts have also reviewed and updated policies such as the Annual Holiday Policy…
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A refreshed suite of best practices for Supported Living providers now available in QCS

April 4, 2022
Quality Compliance Systems (QCS), the leading provider of content, guidance and standards for the social care sector, has updated its suite of best-practice tools and resources to help Supported Living…
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Creating a wellbeing strategy to mitigate the cost of living increase

April 1, 2022
Any employer can begin to create a financial wellbeing policy with minimum additional financial costs, Helena Newberry, Employee Relations Adviser at Napthens People Projects Team explains. In the UK, we…
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‘Inspection inside out’ podcast – Qualifications, Skills experience and Competencies

April 1, 2022
Welcome to the second episode of the ‘Inspection inside out’ podcast. This time, Abi will focus on explaining what are qualifications, skills experience and competencies. And what is expected by…
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QCS wins Investors in People gold accreditation

March 31, 2022
Quality Compliance Systems (QCS), the leading provider of content, guidance and standards for the social care sector, has been awarded gold accreditation by Investors in People. QCS won praise from…
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Case update: Employment Tribunal finds in favour of an employee after he was accused of lying about COVID-19 symptoms

March 30, 2022
Watford Employment Tribunal has found that a care home breached the implied terms of trust and confidence when a manager, after an incident, accused a care home employee of lying…
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We all have a duty to prevent workplace harassment

March 30, 2022
Are you doing enough to prevent harassment in the workplace? From March 2023, employers will need to do more. Steph Wiggans, Solicitor at Napthens explains what it means to you.…
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