Dec 01 2008
December 2008 saw an NHS trust fined £20,000 and ordered to pay costs of £17,500 by the Heath & Safety Executive (HSE) when a ninety year old patient fell from a sling a died at the scene. Read Full story
Oct 20 2008
The Care Services Minister is to undertake a consultation aimed at improving the safeguarding of vulnerable adults from abuse - and to discover the best means by which abuse in the care system can be tackled. Read Full story
Oct 01 2008
A new regulator for the health and social care industry’s has come into existence. The new Care Quality Commission (CQC) replaces the existing regulator/inspectorate bodies of the Healthcare Commission, the Commission for Social Care Inspection and the Mental Health Commission. Read Full story
Jun 27 2008
We have recently been contacted by a number of people interested in attending one of our 'Refresher/Update' training courses but unsure as to whether or not they are eligible to do so. Read Full story
Apr 01 2008
We have been contacted recently by a number of people regarding a recent Finnish report published in the British Medical Journal entitled ‘Effect of training and lifting equipment for preventing back pain in lifting and handling: systematic review.’ Read Full story
Mar 27 2008
An inquiry has been launched into the circumstances leading up to the death of a mental health worker, Ashleigh Ewing, 22, at the hands of a paranoid schizophrenic man in Newcastle in May 2006. Read Full story
Oct 16 2007
It has recently been decided, with effect from 1 November 2007, to rename our 'Managing Violence & Aggression in the Workplace Key Trainer Certificate' course as: Read Full story
Aug 16 2007
A London based NHS Trust was fined £7,500 and ordered to pay costs of £3,694 folowing the death of an 88 year old gentleman who was visiting his daughter in hospital. Read Full story
Jun 01 2007
The 31st Annual Conference & Exhibition is due to run from 19 - 22 June 2007 in Manchester. Read Full story
Apr 13 2007
A MODERN EPIDEMIC Across the UK obesity rates have almost quadrupled in the last 25 years. According to a study by the National Audit Office, 22% of adult Britons are obese and three-quarters are overweight. Read Full story
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