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What is a Care Assistant’s Role in Safeguarding, and How Can You Help Them?

Pexels Licence – Antoni Shkraba Care assistants are crucial individuals that cater to vulnerable people’s needs and protect them. Their work is often unseen, but it massively impacts those in their care. They can truly change lives. You may have heard people referred to as care assistants or carers but might not know what that…

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The Importance of Safeguarding – Everything You Need to Know to Keep People Safe

Pexels Licence – Pixabay Everyone has the basic human right to live a safe life, sheltered from abuse, neglect and harm. If you work with or care for vulnerable people, you are legally responsible for upholding this right and ensuring they are appropriately supported. Implementing safeguarding protocols is the best way to offer this care…

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What is Safeguarding in Health and Social Care?

Unsplash Licence – Georg Arthur Pflueger Safeguarding is a key term used regularly by the UK government, schools and health services. Despite this frequency, many people are unaware of its meaning and implications. In health and social care, it is a vital concept that informs the types of support offered to vulnerable individuals. Knowing what…

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The 6 Safeguarding Principles – Everything You Need To Know

Pexels Licence – Andrea Piacquadio In 2014, the UK government launched the Care Act 2014. It defined the legal requirements for caring for adults, supporting carers, and care standards. It also outlined six fundamental safeguarding principles to help carers provide adequate, respectful support. Understanding each principle and then applying them effectively is a legal requirement…

The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training: Your questions answered

On 1st July 2022, staff training in learning disability and autism became a legal requirement for Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulated services providers. This training is known as The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism. If you’re unsure if the new requirement applies to you or how to implement the new training…

The Workforce Development Fund: funding deadline extended

The Workforce Development Fund has already helped thousands of workers in the adult care sector to access improved training and career development opportunities. Now it has been announced that WDF funding will be extended until March 2023, offering stability to the sector in the current unpredictable economic climate.  If you’re an adult care sector employer…

How to become a carer

Care workers play a vital role to many families in the UK, helping to care for vulnerable people from young children to elderly people and those with additional needs. It’s a job that takes a lot of hard work but is incredibly rewarding. So if you’d like to work as a care worker, here are…

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How to work as a UK Healthcare Assistant if you are from Nigeria

Healthcare Assistants provide personal care and support to patients in medical settings. They work closely with the patient and other professionals to help them through recovery while protecting their personal comfort and dignity. If you are from Nigeria and would like to work in the UK as a Healthcare Assistant, you will need to make…

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How to become a healthcare assistant when you have no experience

Working as a healthcare assistant is a rewarding job in its own right but it also provides a useful first step on the healthcare career ladder.  If you don’t currently have any relevant experience in the field, you might be worried that your opportunities will be limited but it’s still possible to achieve your career…