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Reminder for all staff in the use of hoists
21 October 2024
Background: There has been another recent incident where there was significant risk of injury to the individual being hoisted when a gantry hoist collapsed. There have also been several earlier incidents where gantry hoists have collapsed. No fault was found with the equipment in any of the cases. The faults were deemed to be due Continue reading…
Community equipment recycling and reuse information
28 July 2024
How and where to return community equipment so it can be recycled and reused? Devon Community Equipment Service Community Equipment in Devon is jointly funded by the NHS & Devon County Council and is provided, on their behalf, by Millbrook Healthcare Ltd, who recycle and reuse as much equipment as possible. The service excludes Plymouth Continue reading…
Invacare Robin Hoist Motor – Emergency Stop Function
28 July 2024
Please read the following User Guide regarding the Emergency Stop / Lowering Function on the Invacare Robin Hoist Motor. These are delivered to clients from the Devon Independent Living Integrated Service (DILIS).
Cyber security for small businesses
8 June 2024
Please see the Governments’ Cyber Security Guidance for Small Businesses which provides information about how you can protect your data and your business.
Infection, Prevention and Control guidance
28 May 2024
List of guidance published by the department of health and social care found here
NHS branding and lanyards
30 April 2024
The use of the NHS logo on uniforms The NHS logo should be positioned on the right-hand side on staff uniforms when face on, with your company logo on the left-hand side under the wording ‘Service provided by’, please see NHS guidance. The sizing of your company logo should be proportional to, but not larger than, the NHS Continue reading…
Selling, buying, transferring your business
21 March 2024
This guidance is intended to help you if you are selling your care business or buying a care business from another provider. Find out what you need to do to ensure a smooth transition of your commissioned business. In order to ensure a smooth transition, it would help to receive formal notification as far in Continue reading…
Oral health for adults
8 March 2024
Resources to help you get started Public Health England and stakeholders have produced the toolkit to support care homes and commissioners to implement the NICE guideline (NG48): Oral health for adults in care homes. The toolkit contains materials to support health champions within care homes to train care home staff. These include training slides, a Continue reading…
Financial guidance for care providers who support clients living in the community
14 February 2024
Devon County Council Court of Protection Team Financial Guidance for Care Providers who support clients living in the community
Improved care and health worker parking permit scheme launched
21 August 2023
Permit will help care and health workers ‘to do their jobs’ A new Care and Health Worker Parking Permit has been launched, and it allows professionals visiting people at home to park on single and double yellow lines in certain circumstances. Currently care and health workers who hold the existing permit can park in on-street, Continue reading…