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Worker Protection Act 2023

In October 2024 the Worker Protection Act 2023 introduced a legal duty for employers to take all reasonable steps to prevent harassment in the workplace. Now, the Employment Rights Bill […]

Data Security Protection Toolkit

Care Homes and Home Care Agency Infection Prevention & Control Refresher Training

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🌴Managing holiday leave?  Leave the stress to us – from calculating pro-rate entitlements to navigating rolled-up holiday pay rules, this guide breaks it all down in plain English.  Get The Guide 😷Short-term sickness […]

Virtual Medication Training Sessions For Adult Social Care Staff

The BLMK ICB Care Home Medicines Optimisation Team are pleased to facilitate thefollowing virtual medication training sessions, for all adult social care (ASC) staff.This training is open to all ASC […]

Employment Rights Bill

The government’s Employment Rights Bill is being hailed as the biggest update to workers’ rights in decades – bringing around 30 changes. Whether or not it gets passed in July, […]

Eastern Region Workforce Data Request

ADASS East have commissioned Skills for Care to look at workforce data for the Eastern Region, a repeat of work carried out three years ago.  Part of this work is […]

Update your DSPT by 30 June 2025

If you run an adult social care service in England, it’s time to get ready for the 30 June 2025 to update your Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT). The […]

New, free resources to support person-centred care planning in care homes

As part of an ongoing commitment to supporting high-quality, person-centred care, we’re pleased to share a set of new, free resources developed to support care planning in older adult care […]

The government’s cracking down harder than ever on illegal working….

..including tripled fines and a 38% increase in illegal working enforcement visits and arrests.   Sound worrying? We’re not surprised. Even well-meaning businesses can get it wrong – 80% of employers failed […]