The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a reminder to farmers to ensure they are following strict farm safety measures to keep all visitors healthy and safe this summer. Britain’s health and safety watchdog said that many farmers host “open farm” events during the summer months, often as part of Open Farm Sunday...
IOSH report focuses on future risks to workplace health and safety
A new report recently launched by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) highlights an uncertain future for workers, exploring potential risks to workplace health and safety. The Towards a safe and healthy future of work report, published in April, explores potential future risks for people’s health, safety and wellbeing at work, including...
Resuscitation Council tackles inequalities in CPR training and access
The Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) is campaigning to end inequalities in resuscitation across the UK, including disparities in CPR training and access to life-saving defibrillators. The RCUK recently published a report, Every Second Counts: Tackling inequalities in resuscitation, which examines inequalities in resuscitation which affect an individual’s chances of surviving a cardiac arrest, and...
Registrations open for ‘powerful tool’ for race equality in care
The 2024 registration process for the Social Care Workforce Race Equality Standard (SC-WRES) Improvement Programme has officially opened. Heralded as a “powerful tool” for helping to achieve race equality in care, the SC-WRES Improvement Programme supports local authorities to address race inequalities in the care workforce by requiring them to record and submit annual...
Staff retention in care focus of Skills for Care campaign
Skills for Care’s latest campaign is focused on supporting staff retention in care. Throughout May and June, the workforce development charity is helping social care providers to keep the right people working in their services, providing them with information and resources all about retaining staff, as well as practical tips, insights and stories from...
CQC community mental health survey finds poor care
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) recently published the results of its 2023 Community Mental Health Survey, which revealed that people’s experiences of community mental health services are generally poor. The watchdog says that the survey, which received feedback from 14,770 people who received treatment for a mental health condition between 1st April and 31st...
CQC publishes first local authority care assessments
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published the first of its formal local authority care assessments. Britain’s care watchdog is now required to formally assess how all local authorities in England are meeting their adult social care duties under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014. This covers the general duties of local authorities,...
Skills for Care renews endorsement of First Response Training
National training provider First Response Training (FRT) has once again been named as an Endorsed Learning Provider by Skills for Care. FRT, which has been delivering health and social care training across the UK for over 25 years, has been recognised as an Endorsed Learning Provider by Skills for Care since 2020. The endorsed...
Mental Health Awareness Week: move for your mental health
Mental Health Awareness Week is observed from 13th to 19th May 2024 in the UK and the theme for this year is movement – moving more for our mental health. The Mental Health Foundation, which set the theme, says that movement is vital for our mental health and emotional wellbeing, but they acknowledge that...
Schools urged to warn pupils over sextortion
Schools have been urged to warn their pupils about the dangers of sextortion after a surge in cases worldwide. The National Crime Agency (NCA) sent an “unprecedented warning” to thousands of teachers on Monday (29th April) providing guidance about how to support young people and explaining that all age groups and genders are being...
Allergy Awareness Week: allergies are too big to ignore
This week (22nd-28th April) is Spring Allergy Awareness Week 2024 in the UK, with a mission to raise awareness of allergies and ensure they are taken seriously. As allergies begin to affect more and more of the population, Allergy UK is taking the opportunity this Allergy Awareness Week to highlight the fact that allergies...
Childline: Children struggling with feelings of unhappiness
Childline has revealed that it receives nearly 40 contacts per day from children who are struggling with feelings of unhappiness and low mood. The national charity helpline, operated by the NSPCC, delivered 14,253 counselling sessions last year for children who were struggling with low mood and unhappiness, leading them to launch a new campaign...
HSE: take 5 steps to tackle stress at work
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging businesses across all industries to make Stress Awareness Month the month they tackle stress at work and make it part of their core working routine to support mental health. Britain’s health and safety watchdog says that employers and managers alike can address stress at work this...
The new Care Workforce Pathway for adult social care
Developed by the UK government in partnership with Skills for Care, the new Care Workforce Pathway is a framework which outlines the knowledge, skills, values and behaviours required of people working in adult social care services. Co-developed by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Skills for Care, representatives from the adult social...
Increase your wellbeing little by little this Stress Awareness Month
April is Stress Awareness Month in the UK, and the theme this year is #LittleByLittle, to highlight the power of small, everyday actions in combating stress and improving overall wellbeing. Observed every April since 1992, Stress Awareness Month aims to raise awareness of the causes and possible cures for stress, which The Stress Management...