Ambrose
Went Curtis - Specialise
in advertising, public relations, direct marketing, event staging
and management
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National
Institute for Mental Health US governmental
body charged with the responsibility to develop mental health
programmes.
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| Autism Accreditation - National Autistic
Society - Works to ensure quality service provision
for people with autistic spectrum disorders. The programme aims
to assist, support and encourage all services for people with
autism to attain and retain accreditation. It aims to ensure
that every person with autism receives appropriate support in
a service that meets national standards.
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National Care
Homes Association - NCHA
represents the interests of providers caring for elderly people,
people with learning disabilities, the physically handicapped,
the mentally ill and children.
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| Bettercaring.co.uk –
A leading online resource for the care home sector. The site
hosts a comprehensive database of all registered care homes
in the UK which also includes bed availability information for
participating local authorities. There is also a wealth of information
for care professionals.
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National Care Standards Commission: An
independent public body set up to regulate social care and private
and voluntary health care services throughout England.
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| Care Home UK
- Over 2000 suppliers of Products & Services to the Care
Industry, Care Home Search, A-Z Care Homes.
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National Electronic
Library for Health (NeLH) -
NeLH pulls together over 70 electronic resources. This service
provides healthcare professionals and the public with knowledge
and know-how to support healthcare-related decisions.
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| Care Standards Tribunal -
The Care Standards Tribunal is the name given to the Tribunal
that handles appeals provided for under the Care Standards Act
2000.
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National Institute for Clinical Excellence
(NICE) - NICE provides patients, health professionals
and members of the public with authoritative, robust and reliable
guidance on current NHS best practice.
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| Criminal Records
Bureau (CRB) - The CRB
- an executive agency of the Home Office - is set up to help
organisations make safer recruitment decisions. It provides
wider access to criminal record information which helps employers
in the public, private and voluntary sectors identify candidates
who may be unsuitable for certain work, especially that involving
contact with children or other vulnerable members of society.
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Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
- NMC was established to ensure nurses, midwives and health
visitors provide high standards of care to their patients and
clients.
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| Disability Rights Commission (DRC)
- The DRC is an independent body set up by the Government to
help secure civil rights for disabled people.
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Royal College of Psychiatrists
- The professional and educational body for psychiatrists
in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
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| Essex County Council website
-Site provides community information and pages aimed at promoting
Essex at home and abroad.
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The Office for
Standards in Education (OFSTED) –
OFSTED's remit is to improve standards of achievement and quality
of education through regular independent inspection, public
reporting and informed independent advice. In September 2001
OFSTED assumed responsibility for the registration of childminders
and daycare providers.
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| Health Development
Agency (HDA) – Established
in April 2000, the Health Development Agency has been set up
by government to play a central part in implementing
the public health strategy.
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The Personal Social Services Unit
– The Personal Social Services Unit conducts research
and policy analysis aimed at the improvement of equity and efficiency
of community-based health and social care services.
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| Department of
Health - Government department
responsible for driving forward change and modernisation in
the NHS and social care, as well as improving standards of public
health.tional standards.
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Residential Forum –
Works to promote the achievement of high standards of care for
children and adults in nursing homes, residential homes and
schools, and to contribute to improving the quality of service
to the public.
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| HMSO – UK Legislation
- Website that includes full text of all legislation enacted
by the UK Parliament, including the Care Standards Act 2000.
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Royal College
of Nursing (RCN) -
The RCN represents nurses and nursing, promotes excellence in
practice and shapes health policies. Use this site to access
RCN publications and find out about nursing news and
a range of professional guidelines.
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| Department of Health - Mental
Health - Website containing policy and consultation documents,
implementation guides and good practice examples that have been
developed to facilitate this process of change in Mental Health
services.
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Social Services
Inspectorate (SSI) –
SSI brings professional and management expertise to provide
advice within the Department of Health. SSI manages the Department
of Health's links with social services departments and other
social care agencies.
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| Long Furrows
Residential Care Homes
- Providing residential care for people with physical
and / or learning disabilities.
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Springbank Residential
Care Group - Providing
residential care for people with physical and / or learning
disabilitieslearning disabilities.
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| Mental Health Act Commission
(England and Wales) Investigates complaints about treatment
from anyone who has been detained under the Mental Health Act.
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Tendring District Council
- The official Council website for the Tendring District Council
area.
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| Mental Health Net
A comprehensive guide to mental health, psychiatry and psychology,
with a huge range of self-help resources including web pages,
mailing lists, IRC discussion groups and newsgroups
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Topss England (Training Organisation
for the Personal Social Services) - Topss England is the employment-led
body delivering workforce development strategy and National
Occupational Standards for the whole social care sector, in
partnership with government and regulatory bodies.
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| The National
Institute for Mental Health in England
(NIMHE) Helps frontline staff in health and social
care implement policy to improve outcomes for people using mental
health services
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ukcare.net – ukcare.net
is a portal for the care industry. It has a wealth of information
for care providers and professionals working in the social care
sector.
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