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Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI)
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Inspection and report on care services and councils.
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The essential site for registered managers of care services.
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www.csci.gov.uk/professional |
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 A useful website that aims to celebrate existing best practise and promote excellent standards in care homes for older people
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The Department's role is to help improve the health and well-being of the population of England. The Department provides strategic leadership to the NHS and social care organisations in England.
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East Berkshire Primary Care Trust
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Primary Care Trusts are responsible for providing a range of services including a community hospitals, community nursing, physiotherapy, nutrition and dietetics and podiatry. Primary care services such as general practice, dentistry, community pharmacy and optometry are provided by independent primary care contractors on behalf of Primary Care Trusts.
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West Berkshire Primary Care Trust
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Primary Care Trusts are responsible for providing a range of services including a community hospitals, community nursing, physiotherapy, nutrition and dietetics and podiatry. Primary care services such as general practice, dentistry, community pharmacy and optometry are provided by independent primary care contractors on behalf of Primary Care Trusts.
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Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
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The Nursing and Midwifery Council is an organisation set up by Parliament to protect the public by ensuring that nurses and midwives provide high standards of care to their patients and clients.
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General Social Care Council (GSCC)
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The General Social Care Council is the workforce regulator and guardian of standards for the social care workforce in England.
Established in October 2001 under the Care Standards Act 2000.
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The UK's largest organisation working with and for older people.
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Association for Real Change (ARC)
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ARC - is a membership organisation, which supports providers of services to people with a learning disability to promote real change
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Practical Advice for Business
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Childrens Workforce Development Council (CWDC)
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The Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) aims to improve the lives of children and young people. It does this by ensuring that the people working with children have the best possible training, qualifications, support and advice. It helps children and young people's organisations and services to work together, so that the child is at the centre of all our services
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Social Care Information and Learning Service (SCILS)
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Scils provides a wide range of learning and development solutions for staff throughout social care, health and child care/early years' services.
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Education Information and Learning Services (EILS)
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EILS provides a wide range of learning and development solutions for staff throughout social care, health and child care/early years' services
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British Institute of Learning Difficulties (BILD)
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Committed to improving the quality of life for people with a learning disability
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Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
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The Health and Safety Commission is responsible for health and safety regulation in Great Britain. The Health and Safety Executive and local government are the enforcing authorities who work in support of the Commission.
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Main website
Care specific website
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Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA)
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Action on Elder Abuse (AEA) works to protect, and prevent the abuse of, vulnerable older adults
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Practitioners Alliance against Abuse of Vulnerable Adults (PAVA)
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The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is an independent body that protects the health and well-being of the population. The Agency plays a critical role in protecting people from infectious diseases and in preventing harm when hazards involving chemicals, poisons or radiation occur.
We also prepare for new and emerging threats, such as a bio-terrorist attack or virulent new strain of disease
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Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
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Supporting those working in social care and empowering service users.
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Care Services Improvement Partnership(CSIP)
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The Care Services Improvement Partnership supports positive changes in services and in the wellbeing of vulnerable people with health and social care needs. Our website tells you more about our work, how we are organised and how to get in touch.
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Working in consultation with carers, employers and service users, Skills for Care aims to modernise adult social care in England, by ensuring qualifications and standards continually adapt to meet the changing needs of people who use care services.
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Care related training directory and information for Berkshire and the South East
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