LINKS TO OTHER SITES OF INTEREST
The links shown here have been selected for their general interest, where East Midland CARE has an involvement then this will be stated.
INDEX on this page
Products, Services and Supplies for the Care Industry
General Care Advice
- The National Pandemic Flu Service
is a new self-care service that will give people with the symptoms of
swine flu fast access to information and antivirals. Read the document
for the latest information. For carers wishing to use surgical masks,
please read the step by step procedure for correct fitting.
- Leicestershire
CareOnLine, is a team within Leicestershire County Council
working to reduce isolation and improve the quality of life among Older
People, Disabled People and their Carers. The service provides help
with access to computers and the Internet, training, technical support
and a purpose-built website to make information easy to find for
everyone.
CareOnLine's computers are also installed in many residential care and day care centres throughout Leicestershire. We have also just launched The Grapevine Chatroom. The aim of the Grapevine is to provide a place where adults across Leicestershire can share information, communicate with each other on topics of common interest and provide support to each other, please follow the link to the Grapevine Chatroom.
- PSA
Financial Funding - Planning to Succeed, PSA Financial
Services Ltd was formed in 1996 (Previously known as Paul Smith
Associates) and now provides expert Independent Financial Advice to
many individuals and businesses.
As Independent Financial Advisers we act on behalf of our clients and are bound by our regulators to offer best advice, which complies with the concept of “suitability”. This helps to ensure that the right advice is given and the most suitable products and services, which meet the client’s specific requirements, are identified and recommended. Contact us at: 1 The Parade, Needham Avenue, Glen Parva, Leicester. LE2 9JW Tel: 0116 2993000 Fax: 0116 2993001 or email Clive Langley at: clangley@psafinancial.co.uk
- Funding
Caring Have created a public interest
website focused on planning to finance the care of elderly or
disabled relatives. Funding Caring contains over 50 articles written by
experts who continually update and add new content.
- Help
the Aged - offers useful advice to the elderly on funding
issues and services available.
- Age
Concern - provides an advisory and advocacy service for the
elderly people in residential and nursing homes. Details can be found
on this link.
- Counsel
and Care offers advice and help for older people, they have a
strong interest in policy developments concerning older people. The
policy staff also work hard to ensure that policy changes affecting
people over 60 are filtered through to the advice team. This means that
the team is up-to-date with current developments, and can give the most
accurate advice and information to enquirers.
- Bettercaring
- a subsidiary of the Stationary Office and official publisher of
government information will answer all your care home questions, paying
for care, press articles and helps you find the right nursing or
residential home for you.
- CareAware
- offers a web based information service, explains the care system and
options available, help in negotiating the care maze, state benefit and
support, paying for care, news and current issues affecting the care
industry. The site also offers a useful help line to deal with problems
and questions relating to long term care.
- UK Care
Homes - A to Z care homes guide including a list of all care
homes within the UK.
- Guide2Care - contains many issues like dealing with dementia, medical matters, benefits, pensions and available financial support.
Staff Training
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SCILS (Social Care Information and Learning Services) provides a wide range of learning and development solutions for staff throughout social care, health and early years services. Many of the SCILS services are available on-line when you need them and where you need them go to http://www.scils.co.uk/ for information. You will be issued with a password for this shortly. We suggest you mark this page as a favourite as you will find it useful to refer to in the future.
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The Trent DSDC (Dementia Services Development Center) are developing a center that aims to support practitioners, agencies, projects and services engaged in the provision of quality care for people with dementia and/or their carers across the Trent region. They aim to assist in services through the provision of information, training and research.
Government Sites
- Doh Circulars
- DOH Home Page, guidelines from the Dept. of Health, circulars to
Local Authorities and links to other health issues.
- DWP home page - (Department of
Works and Pensions formed from the old DSS) click on the What's New
button for the latest developments.
- Parliament
- find out who your MP is and how democracy works.
Medical Sites
- Alzscot
- from Scotland's leading dementia charity, articles and booklets
relating to dementia and caring needs.
- Alzheimer's
Society - learn about this disease and the current research
being carried out.
- NHS
Direct self diagnosis site of the National Health Service
- Patient UK
- Your
Cancer Risk
- Netdoctor
an all round medical encyclopaedia
- Common
Colds and how to deal with them
- CDC.gov
US site
- Index of Bacterial Infections
- Health and
Safety Home Page
- Marie Curie Foundation
Legal Representation & Wills & Finance
- The Royal
Bank of Scotland has extensive commitment to and experience
in the healthcare sector with expertise in specialist areas of health
including care homes and assisted living developments. Having
identified many new opportunities, the bank is working with the
healthcare sector to capitalise on these new and exciting ventures in
order that their business will continue to evolve.
- Avanta HR Operating from over 80
locations across the UK, Avanta offers a complete training, recruitment,
mentoring and business support service to develop employment and skills in
the UK. Avanta works with both the private and public sectors, including
government agencies and departments such as The Department for Work and
Pensions, Jobcentre Plus, Regional Development Agencies and the Learning and
Skills Councils.
- Wills For Free
Lester Dixon Jeffcoate (LDJ) Solicitors provide Community Legal Services through the Legal Service Commission (LSC) which will pay the legal costs of a Will if you satisfy the LSC's criteria if you are:
1. Aged 70 or older or
2. A disabled person within the meaning of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and
3. Receiving Pension Credit or your savings and income are within the limits set by LSC.
For further information contact Mrs Andrea Jones at our Hinckley office at Elizabeth House, St. Mary's Road, Hinckley, Leics. LE10 1EQ Tel. 01455 637030
- Will Writing Company
Protect your hard earned assets from being used to pay for your care-home fees, check out The Will Writing Company. Contact Robert Abell Tel. 0779 6937150 or 08700 123555
- Carelaw
Over the years Robert Campbell has successfully dealt with legal issues on behalf of EMCARE members and assisted our Association with legal interpretation of the many varied regulations in this highly specialised and complex field of law. This is unavailable from most legal practices and their work is therefore national. With the introduction of the National Standards and constant updates on employment law it will be important for our industry to avoid litigation through skilled negotiations with the registration authorities and experience of the Judicial Review proceedings.Robert Campbell is a solicitor and Principal of Robert Campbell Associates specialising in healthcare law and employment law visit their web site at carelaw.
- Harvey Ingram Personnel Services
HIO personnel services is part of Harvey Ingram Owston, a solicitor's practice based in Leicester is well established in employment law providing expertise in all areas of employment litigation, employment tribunals, contracts injunctions and advise on employment legislation etc. Link to their web site at http://www.harveyingram.com/ For information please contact John Palmer Head of Personnel Consultancy on 0116 257 4407 or email jcp@harveyingram.com
- ACAS
Employment Information. Every year Acas helps employers and employees from over a million workplaces. We keep up to date with today's employment relations issues such as discipline and grievance handling, preventing discrimination and communicating effectively in workplaces.
Products, Services and Supplies for the Care Industry
- First Choice
offers a full range of both food and cleaning supplies for your
kitchen. First Choice provides a foodservice delivered free of charge
saving you time and money. We pride ourselves on our service and go
that extra mile for our customers. We have teams of dedicated and
experienced staff to take your order , pick and pack the order and
deliver it to your door. Contact Wahida Ainger on 07540127552 for
details.
- Coolblue
for your total I.T. Solutions. The market leaders in the development of
bespoke software for the Care Industry. Our Cool Care Care Home
Management Software is an easy to use quality product chosen by many
high quality care providers who appreciate not only the many advantages
of the product but also our high levels of customer support. Tel 01133
854102
- September 2009 Rickerbys LLP is a large regional law
firm that specialises in the Care Sector. Our Healthcare services
team prides itself on offering a tailor-made service to care and
nursing homes throughout the England and Wales. Made up of employment,
property, commercial and dispute resolution specialists, we have an
in-depth knowledge of the healthcare sector and the challenges facing
the industry. In addition to providing advice to healthcare sector
clients, Rickerbys' private client team advises both owners and home
residents on their personal affairs including tax planning, Wills and
trusts and investment management.
Seminars
Throughout the year we run hot topic seminars ranging from changes in employment legislation to dealing with CQC inspections. These seminars are free to Emcare members.
E-bulletin /Healthcare matters
We also keep our clients and seminar delegates up to date on recent developments in the care sector by issuing e-bulletins and our Healthcare Matters publication. Contact: Stewart Elliston For and on behalf of Rickerbys LLP Reception: 01242 224422 Email: stewart.elliston@rickerbys.com
- Optis Vat
- One of our members has had a successful claim for a refund of VAT on
their business account through this company despite the lack of help
from the Leicester VAT office. The "claw back" can be high and for a
little effort on past accounts some homes may benefit. The contact name
is Toni Hall on telephone 01937 587790
- GES (Leicester) Limited are water management and hygiene
specialists providing services addressing the issues of Legionnaires'
disease. We can provide risk assessments, sampling, testing, subsequent
remedial work and monitoring. Please visit our website at www.ges-limited.com
for more information. If you want any information in hard copy form,
then I will be happy to send some to you please contact Richard
Caygill, Business Development Manager, GES (Leicester) Ltd. Telephone:
0116 277 2694 or 07791 055878
- Shelden
Healthcare products to rent or buy, will allow a 14 day try
before you buy option. A local Leicestershire company supplying to the
care industry, providing 5% discount to EMCARE members. Telephone 0800
7835895 (24 hour).
- JLA and
OTEX disinfection systems
- Food
Solutions - keep up to date with the changing food
regulations and to be aware of proposed legislation. Check out the
Benefits of Food Solutions six copies per year of Food Solutions
magazine, information/interpretation on current and proposed food and
drink regulations and the changes that occur, communication through
Food Solutions, with those who make the regulations and those who
implement them e.g. Brussels, FSA, DEFRA.
Our dedicated Food Solutions Help Line will help resolve your food related problems, All this for only £50 a year. Check our website at : www.food-solutions.org or for advice telephone 01477 537766
- EZPZ
Residential Care Manager is a computer accounting system for owners and
managers of Residential Care Homes and Residential Nursing Homes
- Cab Direct
suppliers of wheelchair accessible converted vehicles. For a
demonstration contact Richard Coleman on 07977 544452 or call 0800 587
9677
- Radiator
guards specialist suppliers for care homes supplied and
installed by Guardsman Products.
- SP
Services on line shop, from Paramedic supplies to first aid
and fire extinguishing equipment.
- PPG
Purchasing Group supplier discounts simply by joining the PPG
Purchasing Scheme. Joining is completely FREE with no fees to pay at
any time.
- Hopwells Catering Choice, Glaisdale Drive, Bilborough, Nottingham. NG8 4LU Tel: 0115 9291101 Email: sales@hopwells.com
- WMS (Call Systems) Ltd
provides a consultancy, supply & installation specialists for nurse
call, surgery call, staff attack & door entry systems. Contact
Simon Titley DirectorUnit 5, Alma Park Road, Alma Park Industrial
Estate, Grantham, Lincs. NG31 9SE Tel: 0845 0622722 Email: simon@wmscallsystems.com
- Fennell Financial
care home specialists, financial management, bookkeeping & payroll
services. Contact John Fennell, Managing Director, The Archway, 18
Attenborough Close, Wigston, Leics. Tel: 0116 2880463 Email: john@fennellfinancial.com
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Decorative pottery painting classes in your home contact Theresa at There's Art on 01455 221200