Back in September last year, just as we started to lock down again we visited one of the new homes of Lovett Care and delivered Dechoker training.
Having recognised the risks, Lovett Care made the decision to deploy our life-saving ACD equipment across all of their homes – and one that very recently proved proved to be a life-saving decision.
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A coroner hearing the details of a Care Home choking death has said of the incident: ‘The chances of surviving this particular choking event were practically non-existent…’
Ian Wade QC made the statement regarding the death of George ‘David’ Hewitt who choked to death at Essex Care Home just before Christmas last year.
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Following on from our recent blog post regarding Care Home returning to training, the Dechoker team were back at Fonthill House this week seeing some old and new faces.
The family-owned and family-run, 64-bed care home in St Albans provides a range of care and is rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.
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In what is clearly a sign of things returning to normal across the Adult Care sector we already have a diary full of bookings for face to face Dechoker Device Training.
As well as our CPD Certified eLearning Module and our Train The Trainer option Dechoker also deliver device only training for small groups on a rolling basis.
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After a successful deployment of 150 Dechoker ACD kits earlier this year, Achieve together bought forward Phase 2 of their plans to deploy the life-saving equipment across all sites.
As one of the UK’s leading providers of support for people with learning disabilities, autism and associated complex needs this demonstrates a commitment to enhanced safety in care with over 400 individual kits now distributed.
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The UK has one of the strictest medicine and medical device compliance systems in the world. With the introduction of Covid-19 vaccinations, these processes have received considerably more focus than ever.
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority (MHRA) are viewed internationally as world-leaders in setting rigorous standards and processes to ensure safety and compliance.
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