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Monthly H&S Review: March 2022 – Personal Protective Equipment

April 12, 2022
Download our monthly Health and Safety review for March 2022 on ‘Personal Protective Equipment’ by our partner, Napthens here DOWNLOAD NOW Alternatively, read it here: Since March 2020, Personal Protective…
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Why policies, procedures and best practice learning matter in supported living services

April 11, 2022
 To mark World Social Work Day, I want to devote this week’s column exclusively to supported living. It is a sector that is so often forgotten about when we talk…
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Health & Safety podcast: Controlling Risk

April 8, 2022
Welcome to our monthly Health & Safety podcast with Napthens H&S. In this episode, Head of Health Safety, Chris Walker, discusses the common misunderstanding and mispractice of mitigating risk by…
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Care providers set to receive fairer costs for providing care

April 6, 2022
Local authorities in England will be supported by £1.36 billion from the Health and Social Care Levy to pay a fairer rate of care to adult social care providers, the…
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Latest Social Care Monthly Highlights (Mar – Apr 2022)

April 5, 2022
The policy of the month in March was the Notice Periods Policy and Procedure. Our team of experts have also reviewed and updated policies such as the Annual Holiday Policy…
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A refreshed suite of best practices for Supported Living providers now available in QCS

April 4, 2022
Quality Compliance Systems (QCS), the leading provider of content, guidance and standards for the social care sector, has updated its suite of best-practice tools and resources to help Supported Living…
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Creating a wellbeing strategy to mitigate the cost of living increase

April 1, 2022
Any employer can begin to create a financial wellbeing policy with minimum additional financial costs, Helena Newberry, Employee Relations Adviser at Napthens People Projects Team explains. In the UK, we…
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‘Inspection inside out’ podcast – Qualifications, Skills experience and Competencies

April 1, 2022
Welcome to the second episode of the ‘Inspection inside out’ podcast. This time, Abi will focus on explaining what are qualifications, skills experience and competencies. And what is expected by…
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