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Discover the latest insights and updates from across the Adult Social Care sector. Our dedicated space brings you a curated selection of articles, news, and best practice guidance to keep you informed and connected. Explore our categories to easily find the content that matters to you.

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What we know so far about the new CQC inspection process

October 22, 2021
As a result of COVID-19 all of us in social care have had to be adaptable and find different ways of delivering services. This has also been true for CQC…
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FREE WEBINAR CATCHUP: Right to Work Checks: What you need to know

October 22, 2021
Did you miss our webinar on right to work checks? Catch up is now available! With workforce and retention at the top of the sector’s agenda, it is important to find the right person…
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Buddying and mentorship programmes are the way out of our recruitment and retention crisis

October 20, 2021
When it comes to writing about social care, the canvas is rarely blank. Take last week, for example. Skills for Care launched its annual report, entitled, ‘The state of the…
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Cutting-edge research revealed by QCS’s Dementia Care Champion strongly supports HUG wellbeing benefits

October 19, 2021
The QCS Pool Activity Level instrument (PAL), created by Jackie Pool and with the continued support of QCS, the leading provider of content, guidance for the social care sector, has…
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Celebrating community support for people with a learning disability, a mental health need and autistic people

October 18, 2021
Knowledge in action I’m definitely a visual person when it comes to learning. Those words on a paper mean so much more when they have a story, something to listen…
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Podcast: Lone working

October 14, 2021
Napthens H&S Senior Health & Safety Consultant, Neil Hughes-Hutchings, provides an overview of the importance of Lone Worker risk assessment, safe management of lone workers, emergency preparedness and lone worker…
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Failing to manage risk of service user – Care sector HSE prosecution

October 13, 2021
Download ‘Failing to manage risk of service user – Care sector HSE prosecution’ by our partner, Napthens here DOWNLOAD NOW Alternatively, read it here: Care Home Operators and Care Providers…
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The social care sector must do more to harden cyber security and improve digital hygiene

October 13, 2021
In May 2019, the Institute of Public Care, which is part of Oxford Brookes University, published its annual ‘Adult Social Care Data and Cyber Security Programme’ report. The study devised…
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