Feb 02 2016
Almost 14,000 Attacks on Staff in Scotland’s NHS Services
Figures from Scottish Labour reveal there were 13,957 incidents of violence against staff in the nine months to December 2015 Read Full story
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Jan 29 2016
The Curse of the 15 Minute Home Care Visit
A UNISON report out today entitled “Suffering Alone at Home” suggests that three quarters of local authorities in England are still limiting home visits to elderly and disabled clients to just 15 minutes. Read Full story
Jan 15 2016
The Care Certificate – Nine Months On
The Care Certificate became mandatory on 1 April 2015. Its purpose is to ensure that all care professionals have achieved a certain level of training right from the start of their employment. Read Full story
Nov 23 2015
HSE Publish 2014/2015 Health and Safety Statistics for Great Britain
This report comprises of workplace health and safety data which falls into the following main categories: Read Full story
Nov 11 2015
EDGE Services are proud to support The Little Groups ‘Gift for Granny’ 2015 Christmas Gift Appeal
The Little Group, a recruitment and care recruitment company working in the Health and Social Care Sector, launched the Gift for Granny Christmas gift appeal in 2013. The appeal asks members of the public to donate a Christmas gift which is then delivered to a resident in a local care home who may not be due to see anyone over the Christmas period. Read Full story
Oct 29 2015
Patient Safety Alert – Risk of Death and Serious Harm by Falling from Hoists
The Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency has issued a patient safety alert today concerning the risk of death and serious harm by falling from hoists following a significant number of incidents in the workplace which have resulted in fatality and serious injury. Read Full story
Sep 11 2015
European Court Rules, Travelling to Work 'Is Work'
A new European Court of Justice decision, which means travelling to appointments from home should form part of a person's working day for workers without a fixed office has been welcomed this week by those employed as care workers, gas fitters and sales reps. Travelling time to first and last appointments in the day has not previously been considered as work by many… Read Full story
Aug 14 2015
EDGE Volunteers to Help Brush Up Council Housing Schemes
A day’s painting is one of the activities planned for our annual AGM week later in the month. Teams made up of both trainers and office team members are set to volunteer and will undertake painting projects at four City of York Council accommodation schemes. Read Full story
Jul 16 2015
The Impact of Austerity on the Care Industry
Following the ‘Great Recession’ of 2007-08, the coalition Government that came to power in 2010 adopted a policy of austerity to address the United Kingdom’s economic deficit. This policy – the slashing of public spending, the increase in taxation (predominantly VAT) – has been treated by both Government and the media as if there is… Read Full story
Jul 06 2015
Wilful Neglect of Patients to be Made a Criminal Offence
New NHS reforms are set to be introduced that will make it a criminal offence to wilfully neglect patients. Read Full story