Legislation
Care Sector Legislation
Care Standards Act 2000
Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003
Medical Waste Legislation
Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994
Controlled Waste Regulations 1992
Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005
Controlled Drugs Legislation
Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973
Regulatory Bodies
Commission for Social Care Inspection
Regulator - inspect and report on care homes and care services and councils to improve social care and stamp out bad practice. www.csci.org.uk/
Trade Associations
Organisation representing the interests of Not for Profit CareHomes
Telephone: 024 7624 3619
Website: www.nationalcareforum.org.uk
Registered Nursing Homes Association (RNHA)
John Hewitt House, Tunnel Lane, Kings Norton, Birmingham B30 3JN
Chief Executive: Frank Ursell
Tel: 0121 451 1088
Fax: 0121 486 3175
Freephone: 0800 0740 194
Web: www.rnha.co.uk
Email: info@rnha.co.uk
English Community Care Association (ECCA)
Chief Executive: Martin Green
Tel: 08450 577 677
Fax: 08450 577 678
Web: www.ecca.org.uk
Email: info@ecca.org.uk
National Care Association (NCA)
45/49 Leather Lane, London EC1N 7TJ
Chief Executive: Sheila Scott OBE
Tel: 020 7831 7090
Fax: 020 7831 7040
Web: www.nca.gb.com
Email: info@nca.gb.com
Information
NHS Direct
24 hour help line providing access to NHS services
Telephone: 0845 4647
Website: www.nhsdirect.org.uk
Leaflets & Drug Information
If you wish to access information leaflets and resources on particular medication, please use one of the following approved websites shown below;
Patient UK
Patient UK has an extensive section of leaflets on health promotion and lifestyle issues. Health promotion is about keeping healthy, living a healthy lifestyle, preventing illness, and preventing any existing illness from becoming worse. The health promotion and lifestyle leaflets section includes leaflets on diet, obesity, smoking, exercise, alcohol, preventing heart disease, cervical screening, breast screening, sun and health, etc..
http://www.patient.co.uk
Electronics Medicines Compendium
The electronic Medicines Compendium (eMC) provides electronic Summaries of Product Characteristics (SPCs) and Patient Information Leaflets (PILs). It provides information on thousands of licensed medicines available in the UK. The eMC is continuously updated with new and revised SPC and PIL information which, after approval by the licensing authorities, is submitted directly by pharmaceutical companies.
http://emc.medicines.org.uk
Consultancy
http://www.robfawcett.co.uk |
