Welcome to the UKQCS newsletter. If you have any difficulty in reading the newsletter please let us know and we can provide you with a stripped down version which can be read by all email clients. This newsletter is free, so please pass it on to your colleagues, who can sign on for their own copy by visiting our website at www.ukqcs.com and completing the brief details requested. A BBC report which neatly illustrates the dangers of a “lads” culture, at a cost of over £11000 to a small employer. Make sure all of your employees are aware that the kind of teasing which used to be seen as a normal element of any workplace is no longer acceptable, and will place their employer at risk. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/6238332.stm There may still be a few of you who are not aware that free online access to the BNF, including search, is available by registering at http://www.bnf.org/bnf/. No more looking for that elusive paper copy, and when you do find it worrying that it is out of date. We have added a direct link-through to BNF from our web site (Useful Links). Have you registered for access to www.caremanagementmatters.co.uk yet? It is free, and gives you access to their past articles with a search facility. A very useful facility, and a mine of essential information, including the articles by, ahem, yours truly. If you are not receiving a monthly copy of CMM, we have loaded their application form for a free subscription to our customer service web site at http://www.ukqcs.com/useful_docs/file1178628095.doc. Simply print out the form, complete it and mail it to Care Choices Ltd, Valley Court, Croydon, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 0HF or fax it to them at 01223207108 Story from thisismoney.co.uk Families in England are to receive extra help towards the cost of long-term care under new rules announced today. The Department of Health said a new national framework will create consistent access to fully-funded care with clear national policies for deciding eligibility. Full story at http://tinyurl.com/3xx89m If you are considering buying some IT equipment such as a PC, laptop, printer and wireless hub, and you can hang on, wait until we launch our exclusive deal with PC World which will include installation support - soon Don’t forget to put up those no smoking notices at your workplace. Failure to display a required no smoking sign will lead to a fixed penalty notice costing between £150 (if paid in 15 days) and £200 (if paid in 29 days), or a court awarded fine of up to £1,000. Everyone should have received one in the government information pack, but if you need more copies they may be downloaded from your UKQCS web site under Useful Documents. The decision to drop criminal charges against the owners of a care home where 14 elderly residents died in a fire has been upheld at the appeal court. Thomas Balmer, 59, his wife Anne, 59, and their 33-year-old son Alan Balmer, had been due to stand trial over alleged safety breaches at Rosepark Care Home in Uddingston in January 2004. Prosecutors launched a legal challenge after a judge dismissed the charges against the family over a legal technicality earlier this year. (Thanks to icWestlothian.co.uk) Online care sector management and quality assurance systems Care Training including NVQ Personnel/Employment Law support/HR indemnity package HR/Personnel/Payroll outsourcing Audits; CSCI and RDB pre-audits CRB/POVA checking Induction, including LDAF Care and Business Consultancy Company registered in England & Wales Reg No 5776646. Registered Office 1 Blackley Hall Cottages, Pont-y-Capel Lane, Gresford, Wrexham. LL12 8SA Tel: 08707 489 899 Fax: 08701 316 817 Email: info@ukqcs.info Web: www.ukqcs.info
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