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Autumn COVID-19 boosters coming soon

June 30, 2022
Care home residents, frontline health and social care workers are expected to be offered an autumn COVID-19 booster to help protect them over the winter period. The boosters would be…
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Get ready for Care Homes Open Week

June 27, 2022
QCS contributor Abi Spence offers tips on how to prepare for the week that champions the work you all do 27th June 2022 – 3rd July 2022 Hold your horses!…
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Find out how the National Insurance contributions changes will affect you

June 27, 2022
The Government has unveiled a new tool that can help indicate how National Insurance contributions will affect you from July. From 6 July 2022, as an employee you will be…
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QCS launches Bereavement Support resource for social care workers, families and loved ones

June 27, 2022
For those working in the social care sector, coping with the loss of a person they have been caring for can be very difficult, particularly when they have had a…
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Webinar Catchup: How to manage challenging conversations in your managerial roles

June 23, 2022
Do you want to learn how to manage challenging conversations in your managerial role? Learn more from Jenny Heyes, Head of People Projects at Napthens LLP, in our latest webinar.…
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Health & Safety podcast: Monitor and manage risk

June 23, 2022
The subject for discussion this month centres on the lessons learned from a recent Health & Safety Executive prosecution of a care provider in Scotland. In this podcast, Chris Walker,…
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Free cyber security resources for care providers

June 23, 2022
NHS Digital’s flagship security awareness toolkit, Keep I.T. Confidential, has been updated to help support social care organisations to improve security culture within their care settings. Free resources to be…
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What life is like if you have a learning disability

June 22, 2022
Abi Spence, QCS contributor, shines a light on how care providers and the people they support can celebrate Learning Disability Week from 22-26 June. Impact of COVID-19 The impact of COVID-19…
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