The following list represents a number of organisations that provide information, guidance or advice to Care Home Managers or Owners:

Information Regarding:

Regulatory Advice for Care Homes, Guidance for Professionals

Organisation:

Care Quality Commission

Web Site:

www.cqc.org.uk

Information Regarding:

Adverse Incidents of Equipment or Posters on How to use Equipment

Organisation:

Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

Web Site:

www.mhra.gov.uk

Information Regarding:

The Bladder and Bowel Foundation

Organisation:

The Bladder and Bowel Foundation provide a large amount of information and support for all types of bladder and bowel related problems for patients, their families, carers and health professionals. (Formerly known as the Incontact and Continence Foundation). You can write to them or call them: The Bladder and Bowel Foundation SATRA Innovation Park Rockingham Road Kettering Northants NN16 9JH

Telephone:

01536 533255

Email:

info@bladderandbowelfoundation.org

Web Site:

www.bladderandbowelfoundation.org

Information Regarding:

Association of Continence Advice

Organisation:

Multidisciplinary group of health care professionals providing information about all aspects of incontinence.

Assocoation of Continence Advice c/o Fitwise Management Ltd Drumcross Hall Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4JT

Telephone:

01506 811077

Email:

aca@fitwise.co.uk

Web Site:

www.aca.uk.com

Information Regarding:

Pressure Ulcers, Cause, Management and Treatment

Organisation:

National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence (nice)

Web Site:

www.nice.org.uk

Organisation:

NHS Choices

Web Site:

www.nhs.uk

Information Regarding:

Health & Safety issues, Fire Retardant Fabrics, Posters for Skin Checks for Dermatitis or How to Wash Hands

Organisation:

Health & Safety Executive

Web Site:

www.hse.gov.uk

Information Regarding:

Infection Control in Care Homes

Organisation:

Department of Health

Web Site:

www.dh.gov.uk

Organisation:

Health protection Agency

Web Site:

www.hpa.org.uk

Organisation:

National Resource for Infection Control

Web Site:

www.nric.org.uk