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This guidance is for staff and managers working in adult social care settings (ASC). It gives information on multidrug-resistant organisms and principles on how to prevent the spread of these pathogens.
Under the government's National Cancer Plan, every patient will be given a tailored plan covering treatment, mental health, and employment support.
This Cold-Health Alert (CHA) action card details the suggested actions that providers of health or social care should consider to prepare for and respond to each type of CHA.
This Cold-Health Alert (CHA) action card summarises the suggested actions that voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations should consider to prepare for and respond to each type of CHA.
This guidance is for managers working in the social care sector on how to reduce the risks of cold weather to the health and wellbeing of care recipients.
This action card provides guidance on the actions that commissioners of health and social care services can take to prepare for and respond to each type of CHA.
This guidance provides information on Acute Respiratory Infections (ARIs) in higher-risk settings.
Principles to support decision making for those involved in safely planning and protecting visiting during outbreaks of infectious illness in adult social care.
Social work students to receive targeted financial support, under plans set out in a consultation launched by the government today.
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