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UKHCA's 18th Annual General Meeting 14 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
UKHCA's 18th Annual General Meeting will be on Wednesday 23rd October 2013 at Group House, 2nd Floor, 52 Sutton Court Road, Sutton, Surrey SM1 4SL at 10.00am. Election of Board of UKHCA A vital part o...
Book now for UKHCA England Conference 2013 - 26 November 30 Jul 2013 | 08:00 pm
UKHCA England Conference 2013 at The Kia Oval, London, offers delegates the chance to hear from some of the key people setting and shaping the agenda for homecare – today and into the future. Confirme...
End of life care briefing - Phasing out of the Liverpool Care Pathway 30 Jul 2013 | 05:00 pm
The Government has announced that the Liverpool Care Pathway will be phased out and replaced with an end of life care plan. As providers of end of life care, it is important that homecare organisation...
Homecare providers have lots of creative ideas for improving care 29 Jul 2013 | 01:00 pm
UKHCA Chief Executive Bridget Warr, writing for the Guardian's Homecare Hub webpages, says homecare providers have plenty of creative ideas for improving care and together, local authorities, people u...
The future of inspection and regulation in England 23 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
CQC have launched a consultation on the way they plan to regulate and inspect health and social care providers in the future and we have designed a short survey on the key proposals. CQC's consultatio...
UKHCA welcomes appointment of Andrea Sutcliffe as Chief Inspector for Social Care 19 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm
The Care Quality Commission has today announced that Andrea Sutcliffe, current CEO of the Social Care Institute for Excellence, will be taking on the role of Chief Inspector of Social Care at CQC. Thi...
Government publishes plans to help people pay and plan for their care 18 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
The Government has published proposals to reform what and how people pay for their care and support. 'Caring for our future' sets out plans that will protect people's savings and homes from unlimited ...
Filtering of some convictions on criminal records checks - update 18 Jul 2013 | 05:00 pm
On 29 May 2013, changes in legislation led to the filtering of certain old and minor offences from DBS certificates. This not only affects what will appear on a disclosure certificate, it also affects...
How can homecare be improved? Complete the Innovation Challenge survey 16 Jul 2013 | 01:00 pm
A new Homecare Survey has been launched, part of the Department of Health's Homecare Innovation Challenge. It is available on the Guardian's new Homecare Hub and aims to find out how homecare can be i...
Heatwave advice for professionals 12 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm
With the hot weather continuing, a reminder Public Health England has issued a Heatwave Plan for 2013, and guidance for social care professionals on supporting vulnerable people in a heatwave. "Suppor...
