News from the Care Sector

March 2020: Covid-19 update from Public Health England for Social Care Providers. You can view this by following this link or paste into your browser.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-residential-care-supported-living-and-home-care-guidance

May 2019: Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 Liberty Protection Safeguards to replace Depravation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS).

June 2018: NICE Guideline NG 97 - "Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers" it can be viewed by following this link or paste in your browser.

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng97/resources/dementia-assessment-management-and-support-for-people-living-with-dementia-and-their-carers-pdf-1837760199109

March 2017: New NICE guidance NG67 - "Managing Medicines for Adults Receiving Social Care in the Community" it can be viewed by following this link or paste in your browser. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng67/resources/managing-medicines-for-adults-receiving-social-care-in-the-community-pdf-1837578800581

September 2015: New guidance "Home Care: delivering personal care and practical support to older people living in their own homes" has been issued by NICE - published 23rd September it can be viewed by following this link or paste in your browser. 

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng21

October 2014: CQC have published details of their new inspection model on their website. Published October 2014 it can be viewed by following this link or paste in your browser.  http://www.cqc.org.uk/content/how-we-inspect

October 2014: From 1st October 2014 UK schools will be allowed to purchase a salbutamol inhaler without a prescription for emergency use. Published September 2014 it can be viewed by following this link or paste in your browser.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/emergency-asthma-inhalers-for-use-in-schools

September 2014: New Statutory Guidance about the support that pupils with medical conditions should receive at school. Published September 2014 it can be viewed by following this link or paste in your browser.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/supporting-pupils-at-school-with-medical-conditions--3

March 2014: New guidance has been issued to care homes by NICE (The National Institute for Health & Care Excellence) - published 14th March it can be viewed by following this link or paste in your browser.

http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/sc/SC1.jsp