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• NICE Quality Standards for Parkinson's disease
  27/03/18

  Nice has published its Quality Standards for Parkinson’s disease covering the management of Parkinson’s disease in adults and describing high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.  

• Adult social care apprenticeships
  27/03/18

  Revised standards now published 

• Data Security and Protection Requirements (DSP) for social care providers
  27/03/18

  The Department of Health and Social Care has now issued guidance on the 10 data security standards that need to be met by the social care and health sector.

• Promoting the voice of people with a learning disability
  26/03/18

  Project creating a range of learning and multi-media information resources to improve care and support for people with a learning disability living with or at risk of developing dementia.

• Social care recruitment and retention
  26/03/18

  New insights into possible solutions to care recruitment and retention from King’s College London.

• SCIE – New site for carers
  26/03/18

  SCIE have launched a new site for carers containing information, guidance, advice and resources.

• Chief social worker issues guidance on adult safeguarding responses to pressure ulcers
  26/03/18

  A national framework setting out when adult social services should consider holding a section 42 enquiry in response to concerns about pressure ulcers.

• Tackling loneliness and social isolation: the role of commissioners
  26/03/18

  A new briefing from SCIE.

• Information Governance resources
  26/03/18

  Guidance on safe information sharing generally and the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (due to be launched in April 2018) in particular.

• Guidance for supporting older people with hearing loss in care settings
  26/03/18

  A guide for managers and staff.