Tools and Templates

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Business Continuity Planning Test Template Domiciliary Care

18 December 2020

As part of organisational resilience, it is vital for providers to have a robust and up to date business continuity plan in place, that supports them to manage risk effectively at a point of crisis. To assist providers to achieve this, the Market Management Team have put together a helpful template to allow providers to Continue reading…

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Personal care at home

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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.

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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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Residential and nursing care homes

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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.

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The flu vaccination toolkit for care homes

18 September 2020

Flu and flu vaccination 2020/21: A toolkit for care homes.

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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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Residential and nursing care homes

Tags: Infection, Winter readiness toolkit
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React to falls

1 September 2020

React to falls – useful resource how to reduce the risk of falls.

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Infection, 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 control
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Supporting people with their money

17 August 2020

Having money and having access and control over money is a key element that enables people to live with dignity and security. Most people are able to maintain control over their own money and are able to make choices about how they spend their money. However, many people who receive support and care do not Continue reading…

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Infection Control Audit Tools

17 August 2020

Please find Infection Control Management and Environmental Audit Tools for your reference as a starting point for the documentation that you should have in place as a provider of care and support services. Devon County Council considers these resources to be acceptable and contract-compliant but you may wish to check with CQC and any other commissioners whether Continue reading…

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