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Weekly testing and staff wellbeing

Posted by: Karina Brown, Posted on: 11 May 2021 - Categories: Care and support, coronavirus
HomeInstead care colleague chatting with resident

Home Instead were among the first homecare providers in the UK to begin weekly COVID-19 testing of their staff. Karina Brown, managing director of Home Instead Bromley, shares initial experiences with the Social Care blog and the Department of Health and Social Care to help shape future workplace testing.

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Raising the profile of good care

Posted by: Karen Dooley, Posted on: 5 November 2013 - Categories: Guest author

Should DH be investing in a national comparison/user feedback tool for care homes and home care on NHS Choices when several external websites already do similar things?  I think they should. What is different about these online quality profiles for …

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Homecare survey online debate

Posted by: Sebastian Habibi, Posted on: 4 November 2013 - Categories: Guest author, News

Right now we are getting ready for an online homecare panel debate taking place Tuesday 5 November 12.30 - 14.30 (GMT) – hosted by the Guardian and attended by the Minister for Care and Support, Norman Lamb. He’ll be joined …

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