You can find policies and procedures, and further links to the guidance and legal requirements which govern how we work on our care and health policies page.
22 July 2024
Guidance for CQC inspection staff and registered adult social care providers
7 July 2024
The guidance provides a standard operating procedure describing key business processes in relation to the provision of regulated care. It covers processes related to the initial sourcing of care, managing restarts, managing package variances, reviews, package issue resolution including the use of Behavioural Contracts, packages closures/handbacks and the complaints process. For all processes it provides Continue reading…
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.
30 May 2024
Devon Moving and Handling Group produced a list manufacturers’ instructions for moving and handling equipment, which is available from Millbrook. The document also contains useful video links.
28 May 2024
List of guidance published by the department of health and social care found here
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…
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…
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…
14 February 2024
Devon County Council Court of Protection Team Financial Guidance for Care Providers who support clients living in the community
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…
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