Personal Footcare Guidance
On 5 September 2013, Michael Matheson, Minister for Public Health launched the Personal Footcare Guidance at Meldrum Gardens Care Home in East Kilbride.
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New Care Homes Toolkit launched by College of Occupational Therapists
The College of Occupational Therapists has launched the Living well Through Activity in Care Homes Toolkit. The Toolkit has been endorsed by the British Geriatrics Society, Care Inspectorate, Carers Trust, Carers UK, English Community Care Association (ECCA), National Association for Providers of Activities for Older People (NAPA) and Skills for Care.
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Life changing opportunity for medical and health workers to go on funded Travelling Fellowships
If you would like to be funded to travel overseas to look at best practice and innovative programmes in the wide field of Medicine and Health, there is still time to apply for a life changing Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Travelling Fellowship.
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Bogus callers
Occasionally, we receive reports of bogus callers, calling or visiting services and claiming to be inspectors from the Care Inspectorate.
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MHRA Alerts - August 2013
The Medical and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority have issued a device alert for the following items.
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