Latest news

• CQC have published The State of Adult Social Care 214-17
  10/08/17

• Annual General Meeting
  10/08/17

  Notice is hereby given of the Annual General Meeting of the National Dignity Council, which is due to be held on 18th  September 2017.

• SCILS - Social Care Information and Learning Services
  09/08/17

  A wide range of resources that are useful for trainers and those who just want to research a topic.

• Quality Matters Commitment
  14/07/17

  Information about the Quality Matters initiative, which is aimed at improving adult social care.

• Can you Dance for Dignity?
  10/07/17

  Join our sponsored Dignity Danceathon

• Improving personalisation in care homes - Action planning tool
  10/07/17

  This action planning tool is for managers and owners of care homes for older people

• Choose an Apprenticeship
  10/07/17

  A recruitment resource for employers, schools and colleges.

• Good Decision Making
  10/07/17

  NCPC have published the new edition of “Good Decision Making – what you need to know about the Mental Capacity Act and end of life care”.

• CMM film to support better health for people with learning disabilities
  10/07/17

  The film seeks to raise awareness about the importance of health checks for people with learning disabilities. 

• The National Association of Care Catering (NACC)
  10/07/17

  The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has launched a new guidance document to support its members and the care sector – How to provide good nutritional care and comply with CQC’s fundamental standards.

• Buckinghamshire Healthwatch
  10/07/17

  Buckinghamshire Healthwatch have a Dignity in Care project.

• Personalised Playlists
  10/07/17

  A growing number of care homes are creating personalised music playlists, after research showed that people with dementia who listened the music tailored to their tastes and memories, needed less ant-anxiety and anti-psychotic medication. 

• Supporting Working Carers
  10/07/17

  TLAP has launched a Supporting Working Carers report, and accompanying Top Tips

• The SEHTA Review on Technology and Innovation in Care Homes
  04/07/17

  This Review provides an analysis of the way that information and communication technology (ICT) applied to the care home sector has the potential to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of care provision.

• Staying Connected
  04/07/17

  In this issue of Driven by Health there are articles from leading experts in the healthcare industry, who are focusing on how and where technology could assist in the delivery of good healthcare. 

• Sources of unsafe primary care for older adults
  04/07/17

  A new study, published in Age and Ageing.

• An information briefing on apprenticeships from Skills for Care
  04/07/17

  Skills for Care have produced an information briefing on apprenticeships, which looks at some of the changes that have occurred in qualifications and learning, in the care sector.

• Carers week 2017
  03/07/17

  An annual awareness campaign which takes place to celebrate and recognise the vital contribution made by unpaid carers.

• The 3rd Sector Care Awards 2017
  03/07/17

  The 3rd Sector Care Awards recognise the innovation and excellence happening throughout the not-for-profit care and support sector.

• Mental health and new care models
  03/07/17

  Nine principles for success: integrating mental health in new models of care.