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Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism Launched

November 14, 2022
zThe Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism to assist health and care staff caring and supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people has been launched.…
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What are power blackouts and how to prepare for them?

November 8, 2022
Download our poster on ‘What are power blackouts and how to prepare for them?’ here DOWNLOAD NOW Alternatively, read it here: The Electricity Supply Emergency Code (ESE Code) has stated…
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QCS Dementia Care Champion Jackie Pool wins lifetime achievement award  

November 3, 2022
Quality Compliance System (QCS) is delighted to announce that its Dementia Care Champion, Jackie Pool, has been awarded The Journal of Dementia’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Part of the not-for-profit’s National…
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Monthly H&S Review – October 2022: Environmental Sustainability

November 1, 2022
Download our monthly Health and Safety review for October 2022 on ‘Environment Sustainability’ by our partner, Napthens here DOWNLOAD NOW Alternatively, read it here: The environmental management system standard ISO…
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Adult social care vacancies reach a record high, a report suggests

October 28, 2022
The number of vacant posts in adult social care have increased to a record 165,000, an increase of 52% in one year. Key findings from Skills for Care annual ‘The…
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Webinar Catchup: The New CQC Single Assessment Framework: What do I need to know?

October 28, 2022
With the CQC well on their way to the full roll-out of a new CQC single assessment framework, Ed Watkinson, Residential Care & Inspection Specialist, discusses what the changes will…
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Care workers face further poverty unless pay improves

October 26, 2022
Care home workers are more likely to live in poverty and deprivation than the average UK worker, according to a new report by the Health Foundation. Even before the cost…
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All care homes in Wales to be given a guide on older people’s rights  

October 24, 2022
Every care home in Wales is set to receive a new guide explaining the rights of older people when they are moving into and living in a care home. Living…
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