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Useful resource how to reduce the risk of falls
10 January 2022
Information for care providers: React To Falls : Training resources for care home staff The Stop Fall App (includes free downloadable risk factors, assessments, exercises and interventions) Falls Response Governance Framework for NHS Ambulance Trusts – aace.org.uk (outlines responsibility of a care provider when a fall occurs in a residential setting). Information for the public, Continue reading…
Vaccine communications toolkit for adult social care
12 August 2021
The Department of Health and Social Care has produced a toolkit of resources that is tailored for the adult social care sector: Vaccine communications toolkit for adult social care. The toolkit is regularly updated and includes: a stakeholder Q&A on the COVID-19 vaccines guidance and resources addressing common concerns about the vaccines, such as fertility, Continue reading…
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Tags: Toolkit, VaccinationHot Weather Communications Toolkit 2021
14 July 2021
The Heatwave Plan for England was developed to raise public and professional awareness of the health impacts of hot weather. The plan is an important component of overall emergency planning and provides advice for professionals, organisations, communities and individuals to enable them to plan for and respond to hot weather. The Heatwave Plan for England Continue reading…
New Safeguarding Adult Concern Referral Form
30 April 2021
Devon County Council and the Torbay and Devon Safeguarding Adults Partnership (TDSAP) are launching a new Safeguarding Adult Concern Referral Form on Monday 10 May. Referrers are encouraged to use the form to raise a safeguarding adult concern with the local authority. The form will be available from 10 May on the TDSAP website. The Continue reading…
Adult oral health in care homes toolkit
7 December 2020
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 also contains useful links for care home staff, residents, their families and friends to support good oral health and reduce oral health inequalities.
COVID Oximetry@home service
7 December 2020
CO@h is a service for adults likely to experience worsening or life-threatening hypoxia (low oxygen levels in blood) and it is available for people in care homes and their own homes. This information contains a quick reference guide and monitoring log sheet.
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Winter Plan
13 November 2020
Devon County Council’s Adult Social Care Winter Plan has been sent to the Department for Health and Social Care. Thank you to those providers who helped us develop it.
The flu vaccination toolkit for care homes
18 September 2020
Flu and flu vaccination 2020/21: A toolkit for care homes.
Winter Readiness Toolkit
14 September 2020
The NHS England and NHS Improvement South West tool kit is designed to help care homes and other residential care settings plan and prepare for winter infections and outbreaks, and this year’s kit contains new COVID-19 resources, as well as redesigned resources on flu / other respiratory infections and viral gastroenteritis.
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Tags: Infection, Winter readiness toolkitInfection, Prevention and Control (IPC) Compliance Assessment Tool
21 August 2020
This compliance assessment is a simple tool which has been developed using the most recent information from the CQC and others. It will help you know how well you are doing, identify areas in which you need to improve and bring the guidance together into one place.
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Tags: Infection, prevention and controlDevon County Council Winter Plan
24 November 2021
The Winter Plan, the Winter Plan checklist for providers and the Winter Plan summary assurance documents are all available to download.
COVID-19 national Winter Plan updated with comprehensive provider guidance links
8 November 2021
The government has now updated its national COVID-19 Winter Plan for adult social care into a document which brings together information and guidance on all relevant topics including Infection Prevention and Control, PPE, COVID-19 and flu vaccination, hospital discharge and more, with discrete sections on action for providers. Pleaser read The adult social care: COVID-19 winter plan Continue reading…
Cold Weather Plan for England
4 November 2021
The Cold Weather Plan for England has been published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). The plan outlines actions and advice for reducing preventable cold weather-related deaths and ill-health and includes advice and guidance on keeping well and staying warm during cold weather.
Heatwave Plan for England
14 July 2021
The Heatwave Plan for England remains unchanged for summer 2021. Additional actions may be needed due to COVID-19 and specific resources are available.
South West Cyber Resilience Centre
9 June 2021
They are a police / private not-for-profit partnership, funded by the Home Office and covering the South West of the country. They offer free and inexpensive cyber services for local small and medium sized enterprises and third sector organisations. Cyber can be daunting for small businesses and sole traders. It’s hard to know where to Continue reading…
Cyber security for small businesses
8 June 2021
Please see the Governments’ Cyber Security Guidance for Small Businesses which provides information about how you can protect your data and your business.
Updated set of cleaning standards
13 May 2021
NHS England has published a new set of cleaning standards, revised in light of the pandemic to reflect the most up-to-date scientific understanding of how to prevent and control infection.
NHS branding and lanyards
30 April 2021
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…
Oral health for adults
8 March 2021
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…
Policy for the Management and Administration of Medication
24 November 2020
Devon County Council and the NEW Devon CCG Medications Optimisation Team have reviewed their Policy for the Management and Administration of Medication in DCC’s in-house care homes and respite units. The Policy reflects the NICE Managing Medicines in Care Homes guidance, published in 2014, checked by NICE in December 2017. We are making the Policy Continue reading…
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Tags: Care homes, Medication policyJanuary 2022
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Free Team Leader Education Workshops: Building a resilient team
During these past two years, the pressure COVID-19 has placed on the care sector means it is important to re-focus your team and ensure it is operating well and effectively. This workshop will identify key aspects and tools which can be used to create a positive working environment; motivation, team contribution, building culture, developing communication and managing change in order to bring harmony and resilience to your team. Book on this free workshop today!