Report: UNISON’s Homecare training survey
The safety of elderly and disabled people who rely on homecare is being put at risk because staff are receiving inadequate training, according to a UNISON study. This survey of
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Toolkit: Volunteer Management resource for not-for-profit care providers
The National Care Forum (NCF) together with The Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG) have launched a volunteer management toolkit this week. The toolkit complements existing resources by addressing key questions raised by
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Summer school series to explore healthcare careers
Keele University and the University Hospitals of North Midlands are running a series of one-day Summer Schools for young learners interested in a career in healthcare. The programme is designed
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Report: Assistant Practitioners – Increasing cost efficiencies in the NHS
Skills for Health has commissioned a new report that explores the latest available research, a literature review of existing evidence and current opinion around the use of Assistant Practitioners in
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Report: Dementia Carer Voices – The Caring Experience report
The Dementia Carer Voices project has released a new report entitled ‘The Caring Experience’, which shares the results of a survey that captured the views and experiences of carers throughout
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Care Certificate warning issued over bogus provider claims
The organisations charged with implementing the Care Certificate have issued a warning over claims being made by a number of training providers about their products in relation to the qualifaction.
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Engage: Women MPs and women’s issues ‘invisible’ in the election campaign
?At the height of the election campaign, Prime Minister’s wife Samantha Cameron earned more coverage than women who were actually standing for Parliament. And female politicians are and have been
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Webwatch – Canva – A simple design tool
If you want to present information in a more creative, engaging and memorable way but have no design skills, Canva can help you. Canva is a really simple design tool
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Consultation: Law reform on domestic abuse and sexual offences (Scotland)
A consultation on proposals to create specific offences concerning domestic abuse and the non-consensual sharing of private, intimate images, the introduction of statutory jury directions in sexual offence cases, the
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Video: Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Integration
From April 2016 adult health and social care services will be delivered by a partnership between Aberdeenshire Council and NHS Grampian. The aim of this integration is to provide a
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