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	<title>Care to Share Newsletter now available</title>
	<Description>Care to Share is published every 2 weeks.&amp;nbsp; It aims to </Description>
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	<title>The Voice of Care</title>
	<Description>The Voice of Care July 2010 newsletter now available</Description>
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	<title>CPD Events </title>
	<Description>The next CPD events will be in October and November.&amp;nb</Description>
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	<title>Health and Social Care Diplomas - QCF</title>
	<Description>The attached leaflet provides an update on Skills for Care direction of travel&amp;nbsp;for developing new Qualification Credit Framework (QCF) 
For mo</Description>
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	<title>Valuing People Now Newsletter - Issue 4</title>
	<Description>To view the latest Valuing People Now Newsletter click here </Description>
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	<title>New Common Induction Standards Available </title>
	<Description>Skills for Care have refreshed the Common Induction Standards.&amp;nb</Description>
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	<title>Have your say on NMDS consultation </title>
	<Description>This is a national consultation on behalf of Skills for Care concerning a proposal to make a change to the National Minimum Dataset for Social Care (NMDS-SC). 
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	<title>NMDS data will require updating with your new CQC registration number</title>
	<Description>From 1st October 2010 NMDS data will require updating with your new CQC registration number.&amp;nbsp; Sk</Description>
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	<title>Prize for Innovative Ideas Linked to the Dementia Pathway </title>
	<Description>If you work for an organisation within the NHS West Midlands boundaries and have an innovative idea </Description>
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	<title>Register for the Voice of Care Conference: Making It Personnel</title>
	<Description>Following on from last year&amp;rsquo;s successful awards conference we are delighted to invite you to join us for:
The 2010 Voce of </Description>
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	<title>Data sharing with the Care Quality Commission: Give us your views</title>
	<Description>Take part in a national consultation on a request for change to the National Minimum Dataset for Social Care (NMDS-SC). The Care Quality </Description>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=93</link>
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	<title>DH care home road shows - Infection Prevention and control in Care Homes </title>
	<Description>Date: 8th JuneLocation: Clarendon Suites, BirminghamCourse Description: A one day event providing re</Description>
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	<title>Dignity Poem by Lesley Hart</title>
	<Description>DIGNITY AND RESPECT
Respect and dignity, we all feel it's our right,So why when </Description>
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	<title>Free Long Term Conditions and Self Care Agenda Training Aid Booklet</title>
	<Description>Skills for Care in collaboration with Haringey SSD were asked by the Department of Health to adapt a health long term conditions and self care agenda booklet for social care. </Description>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=90</link>
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	<title>Skills for Care launch consultation to refresh Common Induction Standards</title>
	<Description>Skills for Care have launched an online consultation with England&amp;rsquo;s 35,000 adult social care employers to refresh the hugely popular Common Induction Standards (CIS).&amp;lt;/p</Description>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=87</link>
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	<title>Skills Academy invites carers to enter prestigious National Caring Competition</title>
	<Description>The National Skills Academy for Social Care has put out a call to all social care employers and trai</Description>
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	<title>Adult social care employers urged to enter National Apprenticeships Awards</title>
	<Description>Skills for Care is urging adult social care employers to enter the National Apprenticeships Awards 2010 as the number of apprentices in the sector continues to grow.</Description>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=83</link>
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	<title>&#8216;Bright Ideas Grant&#8217;</title>
	<Description>We wanted to draw your attention to the section &amp;lsquo;Bright Ideas Grant&amp;rsquo; which is a new 50k grant for finding bright ideas about dignity in care and helping people put them into practice. &amp;l</Description>
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	<title>Care First Careers recruitment subsidy</title>
	<Description>Attracting quality workers into a career in social care is vital as a growing population continues to increase the demand for services.&amp;nbsp; Skills for Ca</Description>
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	<title>Qualification Certificate Framework (QCF) </title>
	<Description>Qualifications Credit Framework (QCF) is replacing the current National Qualifications Framework (NQF) from September 2010.
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