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Fire Safety FAQs

March 15, 2022
Download the FAQs from our webinar on ‘Fire Safety’ with our partner, Napthens here DOWNLOAD NOW Alternatively, read it here: 1. Do Homecare companies need to do personal evacuation plans…
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How to help staff who are feeling the impact of rising energy costs

March 15, 2022
Want to help and understand how rising energy and food costs impact staff? Our QCS expert, Abi Spence, explains what you can do to support your colleagues. Last year we…
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Thinking about Ukraine

March 14, 2022
Some of the people you support may well be affected by the events unfolding in Ukraine. Our QCS specialist, Barry Price, offers some timely advice on how you can assist…
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How employing IPC best practices can help smaller care homes survive

March 14, 2022
It is a legacy of COVID-19 and not necessarily a positive one. As most of us finally begin to look forward, a number of family owned care homes are struggling to…
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How to support people living with dementia at the Planned level

March 11, 2022
In this article, I want to focus on how carers can achieve the best possible outcomes for individuals living with dementia and all other forms of cognitive impairment by using…
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Cyber Alert: Care providers warned to boost online security following events unfolding in Ukraine

March 8, 2022
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) continues to call upon organisations in the UK to strengthen their online defences in the wake of the Russia -Ukraine war. The NCSC –…
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Health & Safety podcast: Procurement of contractors

March 2, 2022
Welcome to our Health & Safety podcast with Napthens H&S. In this episode, Neil Hughes-Hutchings, Senior Health and Safety Consultant at Napthens Health & Safety, provides an overview of the…
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Upcoming Changes to the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates from 1 April 2022

March 2, 2022
Nikita Passi, Solicitor at Napthens outlines the new rates and what businesses need to do now before 1 April 2022. The Government has announced the new National Minimum Wage (“NMW”)…
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