Capacity Tracker reporting to include COVID-19 Autumn booster vaccination
COVID Booster (Autumn 2024) questions will be added to the Capacity Tracker provider update page for ASC Care Home and Home Care providers from 2 October 2024, and this will be reflected in the Care Home and Home Care Provider Bulk Update Template. The change relates to the programme to encourage health and social care staff to be vaccinated this winter. More in Letter from NHSE Regarding Flu and COVID-19 Seasonal Vaccination Programme: Autumn/Winter 2024/25.
Report looks at progress by integrated care systems
The NHS Confederation has published a report, The state of integrated care systems 2023/24: tackling today while building for tomorrow, which focuses on the progress and challenges of Integrated Care Systems in England, discussing their four core purposes, financial challenges, system working, and recommendations for national support.
Managing work-related violence and aggression
The Health and Safety Executive has issued guidance on violence at work to help employers protect their workers, assess risks, put the right controls in place and report and learn from incidents. There is also specific guidance on how to support workers after a violent incident and separate advice for workers, which explains how they can help employers prevent violent incidents at work.
Overview of the Liberty Protection Safeguards and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
The first in a series of three webinars on 'Unlocking Best Practices: Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and the Mental Capacity Act (MCA)' will be held on Thursday, 17 October 2024 from 14:00 - 15:30 pm. There are more details here.
NHS Continuing Healthcare: Nuffield Trust research and how to get involved
The Nuffield Trust's analysis of the continuing healthcare (CHC) assessment process and how to get involved in future research to understand inequalities and variations is the subject of an event on Tuesday, 8 October 2024, from 14:00 - 15:00 pm. There are more details here.
Will you be ghosted by your new recruit?
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development says over a quarter of employers have been 'ghosted' by a new recruit not turning up, and almost half have seen new staff resign within weeks. CIPD's latest report, supported by Omni RMS, explores the employee engagement challenge. (CIPD Update, 25 September 2024.)
New hardships section added to detailed guidance on DBS checks
DBS checks: detailed guidance has been revised to include a section about hardships. This says: 'An applicant can contact DBS if their application has been in progress for more than 28 days, if they are in financial hardship or their employment is at risk. They will need to provide evidence when doing this. Evidence may include correspondence from an employer stating they must receive your DBS certificate by a certain date, or evidence of your current arrears. Please email [email protected] with your evidence'.
