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Dear colleague,
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Welcome to the summer edition of Pavilion News.
Skills for Care announced, in June, the refreshed Common Induction Standards. In this issue we have focused on the new standards by providing you with links to find out more and information on how you can buy the Toolkit.
We hope you have a lovely summer and we look forward to providing you with a selection of the latest news from across the industry, up and coming conferences and our bestselling materials come September.
From everyone at Pavilion
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Current news
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NHS faces biggest shake-up in decades
The NHS faces its biggest shake-up for decades as ministers prepare to give family doctors control over £70bn of health care budget, and to roll out reforms that could give the private sector a greater role in health services
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More young females seek help for eating disorders
A rise in the number of young females seeking help for eating disorders has sparked a call for action from the Liberal Democrats.
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Minister: benefit cap will cause 'casualties'
A government minister has admitted there will be 'casualties' from the decision to cap housing benefit.
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Learning Disability Week success
Mencap's 'Getting it right' campaign to improve the rights of people with learning disabilities was a success. Full support was demonstrated from various health care organisations as well as from celebrities.
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Summer school brings music and drama to disabled people
The Papworth Trust is holding its 9th annual summer school this month. This will once again give budding writers, musicians and performers over the age of 15 the opportunity to learn new skills while working towards the show which takes place on the final day.
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Holistic schemes needed to tackle dealing
Effectively tackling the UK's drug problem will require not only an increase in service provision for the families of drug users, but schemes 'directed at tackling drug dealing in a holistic way', according to a new report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).
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Facebook ClickCeop app to offer optional 'panic button'
Facebook ClickCeop app to offer optional 'panic button'
An application offering a link to the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre will be advertised to users aged 13 to 18 who use the social networking site.
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Exercise could reduce dementia risk
Physical exercise and a regular cup of tea or coffee could be the best treatment against mental decline during old age, according to two separate US studies.
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Social work students get help to choose courses
Social work students will be able to judge the quality of degree courses before applying, after a decision by the General Social Care Council to crack down on universities by publishing inspection reports.
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In focus
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Common Induction Standards 2010
Following consultation with the sector, Skills for Care has refreshed the Common Induction Standards to ensure they are fit for purpose and reflect current policy and practice.
From June 2010 there are now eight standards, but they will take the same time to complete and the core elements are still retained.
Standard 1 Role of the health and social care worker
Standard 2 Personal development
Standard 3 Communicate effectively
Standard 4 Equality and inclusion
Standard 5 Principles for implementing duty of care
Standard 6 Principles of safeguarding in health and social care
Standard 7 Person-centred support
Standard 8 Health and safety in an adult social care setting
The Common Induction Standards are a requirement and have been designed to provide a structured start for all new care workers in the first 12 weeks of employment. This is to ensure that they are safe to work while unsupervised when having the responsibility for the people they support. Managers have a duty to ensure new staff know enough to meet the required outcomes in each knowledge area.
The Standards are mapped to the General Social Care Council (GSCC) code of practice and if carried out in depth can provide evidence of underpinning knowledge towards the Health and Social Care Diploma at level 2 or level 3 (they are mapped to the mandatory units of the new Diploma).
Skills for Care state that the effective implementation of the Common Induction Standards is a significant step towards the delivery of high quality care and support. For more information about the Common Induction Standards, please click here
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