Healthcare academics at Birmingham City University have developed a new approach to moving and handling training which has seen a 92% reduction in student injuries whilst on placement in a
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There are currently over 800,000 people aged 65 and over living with dementia in the UK and this figure is predicted to double by 2050. These growing numbers bring with
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The National Skills Academy for Health has launched a Dementia Resource Library for healthcare professionals who work with people with dementia and their carers. The Library contains hundreds of resources
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The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and the University of West of Scotland (USW) have launched two new learning games at The European Conference on the Application of Enabling Technologies,
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In just four years, there have been over a quarter of a million registrations for the National Patient Safety Suite of online courses. Over 85 Community Trusts, Acute Trusts, Mental
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A new e-learning module has been launched by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), designed specifically for healthcare professionals. The online course will help those working in the
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An urgent review of the ‘skills crisis’ facing social work is needed to help recruit the quality social workers that 1.3 million vulnerable young people need into work as soon
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The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) are inviting educators and students to attend a free conference titled Promoting Excellence: Shifting the paradigm in dementia
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The Welsh Government has set out how a multi-million pound grant will be used to support the essential training of the social care workforce in Wales ahead of major legislative
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If you are a foster carer, run a foster care agency or work in the foster care team at your local authority, then you could help to develop Scotland’s learning
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