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‘If You Think Compliance Is Expensive; Try Noncompliance’
We hope you are coping with these extraordinary times and with all the changes you have had to make to be COVID-19 compliant.
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Parental Responsibility and Consent
Do you treat under 18s? Do you understand who can give consent for under 13s? Our blogs before have covered 16 and 17 year olds and Gillick Competent 14 and 15 year olds so this month we are looking at under 13s. The CSP advises that children under 13 should be...
Violence and Aggression
Sadly the statistics for violence and aggression against health and social care workers continues to rise despite training and increased awareness across these sectors. This blog provides information and asks are you doing all you can to ensure you avoid becoming one...
Duty of Candour
The professional duty of candour refers to openness and honesty when things go wrong within health and social care services. It is a professional responsibility to be honest with patients when things go wrong. As a doctor, nurse or midwife, allied health professional...
Infection Prevention and Control
Infection Prevention and Control The definition of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Infection prevention and control (IPC) is a practical, evidence-based approach preventing patients and health workers from being harmed by avoidable infections. Effective IPC...
Risk Assessments & Risk Matrix
Risk Assessment and Using a Risk Matrix: An Overview June 2023 Those of you who know HCPG appreciate that we do not purport to be Health and Safety experts, but we are often asked for an overview on this subject: With the aim of facilitating a better...
Statutory and Mandatory Training
Why do we need to do mandatory training when we work in healthcare? What is the difference between statutory and mandatory training? Which courses do we need to do and how often do we need to repeat the training? Why do we need to do mandatory training when we work in...
Complaints: Handling and Considerations
What is your understanding and your process around this subject? If challenged, does your policy/ process support, and assist you in meeting your professional standards and regulations? Do you know what these standards and regulations are? If you are out of the...
Disposal of Records including the right to be removed
As therapists you will keep a lot of personal information on your patients (name/address/ date of birth etc.) You will also be keeping medical records. Do you know when you need to dispose of this data and what you need to do if a patient requests that the information...
Equipment: Servicing, Faults, Standards and Regulations.
What is your understanding and your process around this subject? If challenged, would your policy support and assist you in meeting the equipment standards and regulations? Do you know what these standards and regulations are? There are key aspects to consider when...
Policies and SOPS
Differences between a Policy/ Standard Operation Procedure and a Work Instruction What does each one mean? You need to have Policies in your practice to comply with the HCPC and CSP standards and regulations so here is a quick precis which I hope you will find useful...
