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Julian Panter
The number of active social care work placements have reached an all-time high, with average pay rates on the rise in an effort from businesses and councils to attract more candidates into vital roles, according to data from market-leading workforce technology and services platform Matrix.
Despite the rising need for
Continue reading Pay rates on the rise amid social care worker exodus, finds Matrix data
Manx Care, Isle of Man were looking for solutions to replace an outdated legacy paging system that resulted in failed and delayed messaging impacting emergency response, with a modern progressive method of communication.
To address this challenge, Manx Care embarked on a project with Alcidion to deploy Smartpage Clinical, with a view to introduce Smartpage
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The UK’s leading, independent, membership body for health and social care managers says politicians and policy makers must level with the public as one in five poll respondents say more than 15% of staff are now off sick or isolating
The Institute of Healthcare Management has called for honest and open communication about
Continue reading The Institute of Healthcare Management calls for openness and honesty about NHS capacity as sickness absence soars
Covid-19 has accelerated the NHS technology agenda – including a sharp rise in video consultations. But we now need to learn from this to realise a bigger opportunity to create sustainable and intelligent digital patient pathways based on evidence, writes Alan Lowe, chief executive at Visionable
Alan Lowe, chief executive at
Continue reading Fast and furious tech adoption could break NHS services
ProGuard+ arriving in Spain
Reporter: Allan Roach – Sponsored
Evolve Scientific Products (ESP) based in Chesterfield has announced an international order for its ProGuard+ multi-surface cleaner. A surface cleaner that provides long-lasting effective protection against the Covid-19 virus that could make moving towards an end of lockdown safer and securer for everybody, particularly
Continue reading Covid fighting UK innovation gains export success
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
BASW Chair and CEO issue letter to Prime Minister to support social workers
Social workers are on the front line of efforts to minimise the impact of Covid-19 across the four countries of the UK and undertake a range of statutory duties, including protecting vulnerable children and adults, supporting disabled adults and
Continue reading BASW calls on the Prime Minister to provide essential PPE and guidance for social workers and include as priority group for testing
UK infrastructure is a paradox. We have world-renowned capabilities in architecture, engineering and construction. Yet, with some exceptions, like the Olympics and Crossrail, our record at creating business, service and communications infrastructure is a best indifferent. There is chronic underinvestment. We need to spend around £500bn to bring the UK’s transport, energy and telecoms networks
Continue reading Chronic underinvestment in UK infrastructure claims MCA
With the annual 1st April increase in Landfill Tax, and publication of guidance by the Environment Agency, there has never been a better time to investigate road sweeper and gully waste reprocessing systems says George Anderson, Director of the Siltbuster Group.
Since it was brought into existence in 1996, “with the intention of driving councils
Continue reading True Grit
Sustainability is a part of our working life. In our organisations, there are specialists who deal with legislation, sustainable purchasing, building management and also make the sustainability posters we see at work. As for the rest of us? Well, we tend to get told what to do by these specialists.
Being told what to do
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Fibrelite, the world’s largest manufacturer of lightweight composite access covers has supplied 190 trench covers (FM45) to be installed at a state of the art Shopping Centre; chosen for their health and safety benefits. This contemporary retail development once finished will have a floor space of 1million sq ft and a forecasted footfall of 23 million visitors in its first year.
Continue reading Fibrelite Chosen for New State of the Art City Centre Retail Centre
Fibrelite, who specialise in the design and manufacture of composite watertight underground containment systems including fully watertight access covers is delighted to announce the following RIBA CPD Providers Network material is now available to book as a CPD seminar:
Continue reading Fibrelite are now RIBA CPD Providers Network Accredited
Work is well underway to increase the generation of renewable energy in Shropshire with a recent project to supply photovoltaic (PV) systems for schools across the county.
Continue reading SOLARTECH INSTALLS SOLAR PANELS FOR SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL
A climate-change activist has warned that the world should prepare for life after global warming.
Continue reading Climate activist believes that the world should prepare for ''polar cities
Organisations can now use their generated solar energy even when the sun isn’t shining, with the launch of TRI-CELL, a highly-efficient storage system for solar power from TRITEC.
Continue reading Battery storage system for solar energy
World-leading manufacturer of automotive, CV and marine heating, cooling and ventilation systems specialist Webasto has been selected by Boss Cabins to provide diesel powered interior heating for their new -Big Space- towable welfare cabin.
Continue reading Webasto Heats Boss Cabin's Big Space
Schools can cut their energy bills and improve the learning environment by utilising Passivent’s rsnge of natural solutions for building services.
Continue reading PASSIVENT HELPS COLLEGES BENEFIT FROM NEW RAFT OF FUNDING
Controlling weeds is a perennial problem for council, amenity, landscape and groundcare teams that is not only costly and time-consuming but potentially harmful to people, animals and the environment due the use of chemical-based herbicides.
Continue reading AMENITIES SECTOR TO BENEFIT FROM NATURAL AND SAFE WEEDING TECHNOLOGY
A year ago, large numbers of public sector organisations were taking advantage of government Feed-In Tariffs (FITs) to install solar panels on the roofs of civic buildings. Now, with FITs rates cut in half, the public mood couldn’t be more different. The court battle between the government and the solar industry over FITs rates muddied the waters. And unscrupulous ‘sharks’ in the marketplace, misrepresenting the facts about solar ROI, have made organisations understandably nervous about going forward with planned installations.
Continue reading Civic solar installations: embracing the long view
Compliance with indirect disability discrimination under the new Equality Act is being simplified through an innovative solution from Total Hygiene.
Continue reading TOTAL APPROACH HELPS EASE COMPLIANCE WITH NEW EQUALITY LAW
Emap has today announced a new content-led B2B exhibition: The Renewables Event. The show explores renewable energy solutions for major end users such as major corporations, manufacturers, retailers and the public sector.
Continue reading EMAP LAUNCHES THE RENEWABLES EVENT
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