The Care Quality Commission – or CQC as it is known - is the independent regulator of health and social care providers in England. Their purpose is to register and monitor these services to make sure they are providing safe, compassionate and high-quality care. You can find out more about them and their values here.
Today is Left-Handed Awareness Day. A day where left-handed people around the world reflect on the struggles they face dealing with a world designed for right handed people. Sometimes referred to by the slang name “southpaws”, left-handed people make up 10% of the world’s populations and are much more likely to be men than women.
Nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants across the UK selflessly dedicate their lives to helping others every year. But who is there when they need help and support? Did you know that nursing professionals are twice as likely as the public to suffer financial hardship?Cavell Nurse's Trust was set up to support these professionals in their time of need with help, advice or financial aid. This October we will be joining a number of businesses raising money for Cavell Nurses Trust by climbing Snowdon.