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With Respect: Dignity in Homecare in Wales

With Respect: Dignity in Homecare in Wales is a new dignity training programme that has been produced with funding from the Welsh Assembly Government, via the Dignity in Care National Co-ordinating Group.

For further information on the With Respect Dignity in Homecare in Wales please read this news article.

It is designed to enable managers and care staff to provide services in a dignified and respectful manner and to assist organisations meet the Welsh Assembly Government's Dignity and Respect in Care Programme. [ID 287]

Available downloadable versions:

• 1 - How to Use
• 2 - Tutor's Guide
• 3 - Presentation/Acetates (requires Microsoft Power Point or equivelent)
• 4 - Training Exercises
• 5 - Handouts

Understanding continence care (Article from March Homecarer 2005)

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Care workers often care for people with bladder or bowel problems. This article by Chris Stock, Continence Advisor, Sutton and Merton PCT, considers the issues and how care workers can help improve the quality of life for service users. [ID 285]

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With Respect Dignity in Homecare Training Programme

The Minister of State for Care Services, Phil Hope, launched a new training programme as part of the Dignity in Care Campaign. The training materials, called With Respect, Dignity in Homecare, have been the product of a collaborative project involving UKHCA, (Kim Grove of UKHCA wrote most of the materials), and its partners NHC and Ceretas.

It is an easy-access approach to raise awareness through training in the importance of respecting people's privacy and dignity when providing homecare services.

For further information on the With Respect Dignity in Homecare Training Programme please read this news article. [ID 282]

Available downloadable versions:

• 1 - How to Use
• 2 - Resource Guide
• 3 - Tutor's Guide
• 4 - Presentation/Acetates (requires Microsoft Power Point or equivelent)
• 5 - Training Exercises
• 6 - Handouts
• 7 - Aide Memoire
• 8 - Expectation Card

Effective hand washing for homecare workers

Effective hand washing in care settings has never probably attracted as much attention as it does now. UKHCA has designed a simple handout for homecare providers to use with their careworkers that can be dowloaded without charge. [ID 112]

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UKHCA Factsheet: MRSA

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UKHCA has updated its factsheet on MRSA, which along with Clostridium Difficile, often has to be managed in community settings as well as in hospital. It contains brief information on how MRSA is spread, how to control and prevent the spread of the infection and has useful sources of information for further reading. [ID 241]

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UKHCA Factsheet: Clostridium Difficile

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UKHCA has updated its factsheet on Clostridium Difficile, which along with MRSA, often has to be managed in community settings as well as in hospital. It contains brief information on how Clostridium Difficile is spread, how to control and prevent the spread of the infection and has useful sources of information for further reading. [ID 240]

Download UKHCA Factsheet: Clostridium Difficile

UKHCA Factsheet: Pressure Sores

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UKHCA has updated its factsheet on Pressure Sores, how to control and prevent the appearance of pressure sores and help service users who are vulnerable to their development. It also has useful sources of information for further reading. [ID 242]

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Workforce Development Planning Kit

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Available downloadable versions:

• Guidance Notes for the Workforce Development Template
• Guidance Notes for the Workforce Development Training Matrix
• Introduction to the Workforce Deveopment Kit
• Workforce Development Template
• Workforce Development Training Matrix

Caring for people who are affected by stroke (Article from May Homecarer 2007)

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Caring for people who have had a stroke requires special expertise and training. Here Angela Rowlands of The Stroke Association gived advice on caring for stroke survivors and tell of a training scheme developed for care workers. [ID 159]

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Pressure sores - prevention better than cure

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Dr Michael Clark explains the hazards of pressure sores and looks at the ways that injury to service users can be avoided. [ID 107]

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Workforce development - the key to recruitment and retention (Homecarer May 2006)

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Workforce Development is a key element of a quality domiciliary care business. Where an informal discussion among care managers over the daily requirements of their service users would once suffice, now increasingly homecare providers are developing formal workforce strategies for their businesses. [ID 71]

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Homecare in practice - Thinking about what we do (Homecarer March 2006)

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We've devoted this feature in our "Homecare In Practice" series to providing scenarios that will help careworkers and their managers consider some of the practical and ethical considerations that influence how we deliver our service. There are six scenarios designed to encourage people to think about the wider implications of some of their actions. They could be used in a group discussion, for example during a supervisory session or training event. You don't need to do them all in one session, so hopefully there's enough material for more than one meeting. [ID 74]

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Homecare in practice - Be ready for the winter (Homecarer November 2005)

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Our series of articles to help domiciliary providers raise good practice issues with their workforce continues with a look at the critical impact that winter has on homecare services. [ID 79]

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Homecare in practice - Taking control is crucial to dealing with emergencies (Homecarer September 2005)

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In the fourth of our series of articles aimed at providing Homecare managers with resources to use in conjunction with their workforce, Jane Scott looks at how care workers can control emergency situations, maintain their safety by summoning help and manage emotions after the event. [ID 81]

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Homecare in practice - Why reporting and recording are vital facets of quality care (Homecarer July 2005)

In the third instalment of our "Homecare in Practice" series, Jane Scott provides an awareness-raising article aimed at staff who organise care and who are responsible for supervising Homecare workers. Using a realistic example, the article examines the importance of reporting information and shows how the staff of a Homecare agency were able to use information to prevent a service user's condition deteriorating. [ID 85]

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UKHCA Factsheet: Food Hygiene

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This fact sheet sets out useful source material on food hygiene. As care workers are working in home environments and where clients may not have the necessary awareness of food handling practises, it is the care workers responsibility to promote high standards of food safety and hygiene. [ID 261]

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UKHCA Factsheet: Moving and Handling

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This factsheet describes the legislation relating to moving and handling and shows responsibilities at organisational, managerial and individual level. Further sources of information are listed for moving and handling and specifically for moving and handling training. [ID 257]

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