Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

I do hope that everyone has had a peaceful Christmas.

After what was an exceptionally busy year for us here at National Care Association and more importantly for each and everyone of you I do hope that 2011 will be a year for consolidation and an opportunity for you to ensure that all the new regulations are firmly embedded in your home and that you have the time to concentrate and what is really important your service users.

At the end of 2010 the Department of Health published a revised copy of the Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance.

The Code of Practice has been revised by the Department of Health to take into account the services which will have to be registered by April 2011 which include dental care and ambulance services.

The helpful thing is that the Department of Health has tried to further clarify the point that not all criteria will apply to every regulated activity.

You may wish to download the latest version of the Code of Practice which you will find at:
www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_122604