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SUPPORTING A SAFER ‘NORMAL’ P&G Professional proudly introduces Microband 24
REGULARS
NEWS Our news section combines care sector updates with a look
at what’s been going within your care homes and care services across the UK.
WHAT'S NEW? Discover all the latest company developments and product and service releases across the health and social care sectors.
KEEBLES ON THE CASE: CAPITAL ALLOWANCES Charlotte Harris, Partner and Commercial Property
expert at Keebles LLP, discusses the topic of capital allowances and why they need to be considered when dealing with the sale or purchase of a care home.
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TEN QUESTIONS WITH… In this issue’s hot seat, Rob Finney, Chief Operating
Officer from Tristone Healthcare, answers our Ten Questions. Find out how he went from having a string of “dead-end jobs” to a successful career in the care sector.
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THE RESULTS ARE IN… Finally, we can reveal the full top ten winners of the
Tomorrow’s Care Awards 2021.
Professional- a new way for the care industry to keep surfaces protected from bacteria for up to 24 hours.
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CLEANING AND HYGIENE
A HELPING HAND IN INFECTION PREVENTION Chris Wakefield, Managing Director UK & Ireland at GOJO
Industries-Europe, highlights the importance of ensuring care staff have healthy hands, focusing on the many overlooked ways in which germs can infiltrate care settings.
MARCH OF THE CARE HOME ROBOTS Discussing the introduction of robots in care settings,
Essity’s Liam Mynes looks at the importance of striking a balance between resource efficiency and a reassuring human presence in the care home.
FITNESS AND EXERCISE
KEEP ON MOVING The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society addresses the
role of fitness and exercise in supporting the emotional and physical welfare of elderly residents.
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THE CARE SECTOR CAN SLEEP EASIER Andrew Rayment and Lucy Gordon, Partner and
Director in the Employment Team at law firm Walker Morris, discuss the recent Mencap litigation judgement on sleep-in shiſts for care staff and what it means for the sector.
RESTORING CONFIDENCE IN CARE Edna Petzen, Director at Lynden Consulting, explains
how care providers can restore confidence in care in the aſtermath of the pandemic.
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WE CAN WORK IT OUT Care home operator Czjaka Care Group shares how
it adapted its exercise programmes to ensure residents still remained active despite the unusual times.
EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS
EFFICIENT EVACUATIONS Dan Harding, Co-Founder and CEO of Sign In App,
explains how technology can help to better prepare care facilities for the event of an emergency.
THE BURNING QUESTION The experts from training provider iHASCO discuss
whether care providers are doing enough when it comes to fire safety.
MENTAL HEALTH
COPING WITH THE ‘NEW NORMAL’ Jo Mclean, Executive Director at Performing Medicine,
explains the importance of mental health and wellbeing for the health and social care workforce during these unsettling times.
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