The following list represents a number of organisations that provide information, guidance or advice to Care Home Managers or Owners:
Regulatory Advice for Care Homes, Guidance for Professionals
- Care Quality Commission
- www.cqc.org.uk
Adverse Incidents of Equipment or Posters on How to use Equipment
- Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
- www.mhra.gov.uk
The Bladder and Bowel Foundation
The Bladder and Bowel Foundation provide a large amount of information and support for all types of bladder and bowel related problems for patients, their families, carers and health professionals. (Formerly known as the Incontact and Continence Foundation).
- The Bladder and Bowel Foundation
- SATRA Innovation Park, Rockingham Road, Kettering, Northants, NN16 9JH
- info@bladderandbowelfoundation.org
- 01536 533255
- www.bladderandbowelfoundation.org
Association of Continence Advice
- Assocoation of Continence Advice c/o Fitwise Management Ltd
- Drumcross Hall, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 4JT
- aca@fitwise.co.uk
- 01506 811077
- www.aca.uk.com
Pressure Ulcers, Cause, Management and Treatment
- National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence (nice)
- www.nice.org.uk
Or
- NHS Choices
- www.nhs.uk
Health & Safety issues, Fire Retardant Fabrics, Posters for Skin Checks for Dermatitis or How to Wash Hands
- Health & Safety Executive
- www.hse.gov.uk
Infection Control in Care Homes
- Department of Health
- www.dh.gov.uk
Or
- Health protection Agency
- www.hpa.org.uk
Or
- National Resource for Infection Control
- www.nric.org.uk