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• HOSPITAL CATERERS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CONFERENCE
  26/05/09

  'No Borders, No Boundaries' was the theme for the conference. The conference aimed to identify and agree how health professionals can work together to identify the obstacles that work against food service and delivery on the wards; it will examine the legal issues around nutrition and it will consider what impact, if any, the Darzi report will have on the future delivery of services.

• LAUNCH OF THE SOCIAL CARE WORKFORCE STRATEGY
  26/05/09

  The previous Minister for Care Services launcheds the social care workforce strategy in his speech to the ADASS (Directors of Adult Social Services) spring seminar. This was the one event in the year aimed at all ADASS members - all 150 serving Directors of Adult Social Services (DASS), Associate members and invited guests. The Social Care Workforce Strategy sets out the vision for the adult social care workforce in a world where personalised care is at the heart of public services. It identified a number of workforce strategic priorities and commit DH and its sector partners to undertaking a range of activity, which will support the workforce in enabling delivery of the outcomes set out in Putting People First

• Help needed to develop guidance for Overview and Scrutiny Commitees
  11/05/09

  Your help is needed in developing guidance to help Overview and Scrutiny Reviews to focus on dignity

• Chief Nursing Officer approves immediate steps to boost patient care at Stafford Hospital
  08/05/09

  Extra nurses and an experienced Assistant Director of Nursing are being deployed to Stafford Hospital to boost frontline staff.

• New strategy for a 21st century social care workforce
  08/05/09

  Previous Care Services Minister announces £75 million to get 50,000 unemployed into social care work.

• A new vision for mental health and well-being
  08/05/09

  The millions of people who suffer from or might face mental illness at some point in their lives will be the focus of a new strategy, the previous Minister for Care Services announced on 15 April 09.

• New programme revolutionises DH/Third Sector working
  08/05/09

  The Department of Health has joined forces with 11 specialist organisations in a bid to transform the way it works with third sector organisations.

• End of Life Care Solutions
  07/05/09

  End of Life Care: understanding & mapping solutions.

  The National End of Life Care Programme recently commissioned a study to examine how these issues affected the care of older people in nursing homes. 13 recommendations were identified....

• Dignity in Care & the London Marathon
  07/05/09

  Dignity Champion Vinesh Kumar runs the London Marathon promoting Dignity in Care

• User-led organisations key to personalisation
  17/04/09

  Disabled people, carers and other people who need support gain benefits when local authorities (LAs) work with user-led organisations (ULOs).

• Making the most of complaints
  17/04/09

  From April, the approach to dealing with complaints about NHS and adult social care services is changing.

• NHS staff say its a rewarding place to work
  17/04/09

  On 25 March 2009, the Healthcare Commission published national and trust level results from the 2008 (sixth) annual NHS staff survey.

• Care providers must meet new dignity and respect requirements
  09/04/09

  The new framework to regulate the safety and quality of health and social care services includes specific requirements around dignity, respect and nutritional care.

• Drive to improve services on World Autism Day
  09/04/09

  People with autism will benefit from better services, with the help of a new blueprint for commissioning high quality care published by the previous Care Services Minister on World Autism Day.

• Planning for your future Care - a guide
  09/04/09

  The National End of Life Care (EoLC) Programme has launched a basic patient guide on advance care planning.

• Co-production of adult social care
  08/04/09

  According to a new report published today by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), frontline staff as well as people who use public services must both be empowered in order for genuine co-production of services to take place.

• New agency for a new era in mental health
  08/04/09

  From April, the ten strategic health authorities will oversee much of the regional and local delivery of new mental health policies, with support from the new Development Unit.

• National Quality Board
  08/04/09

  Lord Darzi announced the appointment of lay and expert members to complement the previously appointed members of the National Quality Board.

• Support for people with learning disabilities and complex needs
  08/04/09

  The Healthcare Commission, commission for Social Care Inspection and Mental Health Act Commission have worked together in nine areas of England to see how well people with learning disabilities and complex needs were being supported by local services.

• 6000th Champion
  06/04/09

  We now have 6000 Dignity Champions! Read the story of our 6000th Champion