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	<title>Care to Share Newsletter now available 26 January 2012</title>
	<Description>Care to Share is published every 2 weeks.&amp;nbsp; It aims to </Description>
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	<title>Plans for new online care ratings system</title>
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	<title>CQC to target home care services </title>
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	<title>Gold Standards Framework - Launch of Phase 2 Domiciliary Care Programme </title>
	<Description>The Gold Standards Framework Centre is pleased to annouce the launch of the phase 2 Domiciliary Care Training Programme.</Description>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=143</link>
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	<title>Leadership and Management - Marketing Course </title>
	<Description>The marketing course is designed for social care sector, our expert</Description>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=142</link>
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	<title>CWPC November Newsletter </title>
	<Description>Download our CWPC November 2011 Newsletter 
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	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=140</link>
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	<title>Workforce Development Funding NVQ submission date extended until 30th March 2012</title>
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	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=141</link>
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	<title>Taster Session IPC Advanced Diploma in Leading Care Services</title>
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	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=139</link>
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	<title>Direct Payment Support Services &#8211; Market Testing Exercise</title>
	<Description>The current contract for </Description>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=137</link>
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	<title>What things are providers legally required to report to CQC?</title>
	<Description>There are legal duties on care providers to tell the CQC of specific incidents or changes that occur</Description>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=135</link>
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	<title>Burstow calls on sector to shape social care reforms</title>
	<Description>Care services minister Paul Burstow has called on the social care sector to help shape its forthcomi</Description>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=134</link>
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	<title>Community Care launches website for domiciliary and care home workers</title>
	<Description>Community Care has launched a website for domiciliary and care home workers - &amp;lt;a href=&quot;http://www.communitycare.co.uk/residential-and-domi</Description>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=133</link>
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	<title>Workforce Development Funding 2011 - 2012 </title>
	<Description>CWPC has again been successful in our bid for funding to distribute to providers who have registered with us, and have received &amp;pound;117,170 to help fund workforce development.&amp;lt;/</Description>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=132</link>
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	<title>Skills for Care Accolades 2011/12</title>
	<Description>Nominations are now open for Accolades 2011/12 
Skills</Description>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=131</link>
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	<title>Consultation on proposed changes to regulations for Care Quality Commission.</title>
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) took responsibility for the regulation&amp;nbsp;of health and adult social care providers in April 2009. Since</Description>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=130</link>
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	<title>CQC calls time on 'light touch' regulation</title>
	<Description>The Care Quality Commission have announced plans to call time on 'light touch' regulation. Under the CQC's current light touch approach adult s</Description>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=129</link>
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	<title>New dates available for courses and workshops </title>
	<Description>Workforce Planning 7th September 2011 click here for regis</Description>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=128</link>
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	<title>Adult Social Care Reform </title>
	<Description>Dilnot Commission on Funding of Care and Support
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	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=126</link>
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	<title>Workforce Development Strategy </title>
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&amp;lsquo;Capable, Confident, Skilled&amp;rsquo; a new</Description>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=125</link>
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	<title>Care to Share Newsletter now available 9th June 2011 </title>
	<Description>Care to Share is published every 2 weeks.&amp;nbsp; It aims to </Description>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=122</link>
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	<title>Funding information for NVQ and QCF units (TSI replacement)</title>
	<Description>CWPC are pleased to inform you that a new funding stream w</Description>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=124</link>
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	<title>Adult social care excellence award: Get involved and share your views with CQC. </title>
	<Description>In April 2012, a new excellence award scheme will launch for adult social care services in .
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	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=123</link>
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	<title>Law Commission on Adult Social Care </title>
	<Description>The Law Commission has published its recommendations for a new Adult Social Care Law. &amp;lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: #2d1f83; F</Description>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=121</link>
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	<title>Advice and funding for training: Leadership and Management Advisory Service </title>
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	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=120</link>
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	<title>Which Report into Standards in Care Homes </title>
	<Description>Consumer group Which? has recently published the results of an investigation into standards at car</Description>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=119</link>
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	<title>New excellence scheme for adult social care</title>
	<Description>New excellence scheme for adult social care
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	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=118</link>
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	<title>Care to Share Newsletter now available 3rd March 2011</title>
	<Description>Care to Share is published every 2 weeks.&amp;nbsp; It aims to </Description>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=77</link>
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	<title>Skills for Care West Midlands alliance for trainers 16th March 2011 - FREE EVENT </title>
	<Description>Please see details of the Skills for Care West Midlands alliance event for assessors, verifiers and trainers in Health and Social Care.&amp;nb</Description>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=117</link>
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	<title>NEW! February 2011 CWPC new look Newsletter</title>
	<Description>CWPC has published a new look newsletter. Cl</Description>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=116</link>
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	<title>CQC Information Event 10th March 2011</title>
	<Description>Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership for Care are pleased to offer our providers an invitation to our CQC Information event at the Trident Centre, Warwick on Thursday 10th March.&amp;lt;/f</Description>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=114</link>
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	<title>Dignity in Action Day February 25th 2011</title>
	<Description>Dignity in Action Day February 25th
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	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=115</link>
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	<title>Care Training Codes </title>
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Care Training Codes
These g</Description>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=113</link>
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	<title>A Vision For Adult Social Care </title>
	<Description>The Government have recently launched their vision for adult social care &amp;quot;A vision for adult social care: Capable communities and active citizens&amp;quot;.&amp;nb</Description>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=112</link>
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	<title>The Voice of Care Newsletter issue 16 now available </title>
	<Description>For issue 16&amp;nbsp;Voice of Care Newsletter click here </Description>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=111</link>
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	<title>The Voice of Care</title>
	<Description>The Voice of Care July 2010 newsletter now available</Description>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=104</link>
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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>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=102</link>
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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>
	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=92</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>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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	<link>http://www.voiceofcare.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?renleewtsapf=81</link>
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