Latest news

• NICE quality standard on intermediate care including reablement (QS173)
  29/10/18

  The quality standard covering referral and assessment for intermediate care and how to deliver the service is now available.

• Helping health and adult social care work better together
  29/10/18

  How collaborative working between health and adult social care can improve outcomes.

• Talk Health Care
  29/10/18

  The Government wants to hear your ideas on 5 main areas to make things better for people working in health and care - download the workforce poster to encourage staff participation.

• Caring for people at risk of choking
  29/10/18

  CQC 'learning from safety incidents' series describes a critical safety issue, this latest issue focuses on caring for people at risk of choking.

• Creating a positive workplace culture
  29/10/18

  This toolkit explains what workplace culture is and how you can develop a positive one in your organisation.

• I-Hydrate resources
  29/10/18

  The I-Hydrate project has explored how hydration care is delivered in two care homes by working together with staff, residents and their relatives.

• News from the Bedfordshire Dignity Network
  26/10/18

  On October 17th all across the world, thousands of young people were feeling inspired ... as part of Global Dignity Day.

• Adapting for ageing
  26/10/18

  A new report from the Centre for Ageing Better, jointly published with Care & Repair England, identifies examples of good practice on providing life-changing adaptations in the home to enable people to carry out every day activities such as cooking, bathing or using the toilet.

• Decision-making and mental capacity
  26/10/18

  This guideline covers decision-making in people 16 years and over who may lack capacity now or in the future.

• The Safety Net for Older People Living at Home is Failing and in Urgent Need of Repair
  26/10/18

  A new interim report from Age UK warns the safety net we expect to be there for us as we age, if we are living at home, has become dangerously weak.