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NHS Direct to receive additional funding to extend 0845 service as NHS plans for winter pressures
£15m has been allocated to support NHS 111 through the winter period
NHS England will fund an extension of NHS Direct’s 0845 number – despite the service being decomissioned from February – under NHS England’s plans to reduce the winter pressures on the health service.
‘Be Safe’ campaign warns of unregistered health and care workers
‘Be Safe’ campaign warns of unregistered health and care workers
Date of article: 04-Nov-13
Article By: Richard Howard, News Editor
Carers, nursing staff and older people are the target of a new campaign by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), who want to highlight the importance of making sure that a health professional is registered.
The ‘Be Sure’ campaign advises families with loved ones needing care, as well as older people living alone or in care homes, to take the recommended checks to make sure that visiting professionals are registered with the Council.
A short film drama has been released with the campaign launch in order to make people more aware of the potential issues caused by unregistered professions.
HCPC Chair, Anna van der Gaag comments: “There are hundreds of thousands of health and care professionals working in care homes, hospitals or clinics, on the high street and in people’s own homes. The vast majority of these professionals are practising safely and legally.
Call for national dementia database
A police chief is calling for a national database holding the details of people suffering from dementia.
Sir Peter Fahy, Chief Constable of Greater Manchester, said it would help emergency services assist people who are either confused or agitated.
“It will enable the caring agencies to give a much better service when we receive a call and decide how to treat it,” Sir Peter said.
