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Supporting Care Providers to Navigate the Energy Crisis

October 28, 2021
Download the factsheet on Supporting Care Providers to Navigate the Energy Crisis by Steve Silverwood, Managing Director of ECA Business Energy here. DOWNLOAD NOW   Alternatively, read the factsheet here:…
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How to Ensure that People Protected by DoLS are Happy

October 28, 2021
How do you help those who cannot consent to their care arrangements to be as happy as possible? The answer of course lies in robust care plans, which are written…
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Care workers cannot work any harder, so what’s the new approach?

October 27, 2021
Morning News As I open the CQC website on Friday to read The state of health care and adult social care in England 2020/21 I know that the words on…
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Why a robust code of conduct is the best way to maintain professional boundaries

October 25, 2021
The story of a care worker, who was convicted of theft and subsequently banned from supporting vulnerable adults, made the headlines earlier this year. Despite receiving a letter from the…
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What changes will Liberty Protection Safeguards bring and how can services best prepare for them?

October 25, 2021
The social care sector is still waiting for the Liberty of Protection Safeguards (LPS), which will replace DoLs, to come into being. All we know at present is that the…
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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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