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Workforce: Nursing staff

Care homes with nursing which are struggling with finding and keepi interested to know that a nurse does not necessarily need to be on-s y - although this may not be the case for larger services.

Individual services need to demonstrate how they can safely meet people’s needs, especially if a nurse is not on-site, potentially with on-call arrangements or nurse associates/paramedics etc.

Care Quality Commission (CQC) ‘best practice’ guide for nursing in adult social care explains that there is no absolute requirement in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 for care homes with nursing to have a nurse on-site 24 hours a day

But providers must demonstrate that they appropriately and safely meet people’s needs with the staff they deploy.

And CQC would expect a good provider to be transparent with people using the service, their families and service commissioners if a nurse will not be on site 24/7.

You can download a Word version of Nursing in Adult Social Care: see section 12 – Does a care home with nursing have to have 24 hour nursing cover? from Information for providersCare Quality Commission

East Sussex only: Infection prevention and control ‘champions’

A reminder of the upcoming dates for the online Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) ‘champions’ training for East Sussex care workers

● 28 July

● 03 October

● 08 December

● 29 February 2024