NHS England and the UK Health Security Agency have created a toolkit of resources to raise awareness of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) prevention, symptom recognition and treatment which includes advice on how and when to seek help.
COVID-19 adult social care action plan The action plan sets out how the government will support the adult social care sector in England through COVID-19. It is applicable for all care settings including people’s homes, residential care homes and nursing homes. See Section 1 for guidance on contro...
CQC registered residential and dom care providers - How to access free and emergency PPE The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), in partnership with NHS Supply Chain, have implemented a new PPE portal platform to ensure continued access to free PPE and related items for eligible users un...
As a provider of care services, you’ll be aware of the important decisions facing people and their families when they're thinking about long-term care and how to fund it. The Carewise care funding scheme can bring benefits to them and to your business. Get specialist independent advice Carewise pr...
In 2022, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) asked all local authorities to complete a cost of care exercise for domiciliary care services, (supporting adults over the age of 18) and residential and nursing homes, (supporting adults over the age of 65) and to submit information on the...
Relating to the care markets for domiciliary care (+18) and residential and nursing homes (+65) the Market Sustainability Plan (MSP) summarises the challenges facing the care market and identifies the way that providers and the county council will work together to ease the crisis. We’ve worked wit...
Champion Role IPC Champions are a local resource within Adult Social Care. They have received additional training to equip them with the knowledge and skills to take ownership of, and be responsible for, the completion of annual environmental and staff compliance audits in their care setting, the...
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This is the Accessibility Statement for the Provider Zone website. This website is run by West Sussex County Council. This website should allow users to: Change contrast levels and size of text. Modify the line height or spacing of text. Zoom in up to 200% without the text spilling off the page. N...
UK government infection control guidance National infection prevention and control manual for England is an evidence based practice manual for all those involved in care provision in England to provide a consistent UK wide approach to IPC. Guidance specific for adult social care settings can be f...
Business Continuity Management is a process that helps a business, group or an individual care worker to manage the risks to the smooth running of their delivery of a service. Ensuring that the services they provide to others can continue in the event of a disruption, or at least be resumed as qui...
