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            <title><![CDATA[NMDS Roadshow]]></title>
            <link>http://northeast.skillsforcare.org.uk/news/NMDS_Roadshow.aspx</link>
            <description><![CDATA[NMDS-SC (The National Minimum Data Set for Social Care) is a series of relevant questions that care providers complete, in order to make available information about the social care sector.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Seeking new Chair]]></title>
            <link>http://northeast.skillsforcare.org.uk/news/sfcne_chair_vacancy.aspx</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Skills for Care North East Regional Committee is seeking applications for the role of Chair.Could you be the person we are looking for?]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[PDP and Professional Practice]]></title>
            <link>http://northeast.skillsforcare.org.uk/news/PDP_PPractice.aspx</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Skills for Care is working in collaboration with Northumbria University to provide an opportunity to study for a work-based Professional Practice Award.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dementia Issues]]></title>
            <link>http://northeast.skillsforcare.org.uk/news/dementia_suegarwood.aspx</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Housing Learning and Improvement Network has teamed up with the respected Journal of Care Services Management to produce a joint issue on housing issues arising from dementia.
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            <title><![CDATA[Deaf-Blind awareness event]]></title>
            <link>http://northeast.skillsforcare.org.uk/news/deaf_blind.aspx</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Northumberland Care Alliance has held an event to raise employer awareness of responsibilities relating to the Disability Discrimination Act.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[All in a Day's Work]]></title>
            <link>http://northeast.skillsforcare.org.uk/news/days_work.aspx</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Carer Nicola Marshall knows how important her job is for those in the community.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Day in the Life of a Carer]]></title>
            <link>http://northeast.skillsforcare.org.uk/news/day_in_the_life.aspx</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A new and innovative numeracy teaching tool, ?A Day in the Life of a Carer? has been launched at Gateshead College.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Collaborative Development Network]]></title>
            <link>http://northeast.skillsforcare.org.uk/news/collaborative_network.aspx</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A revolutionary project being launched in the North East aims to help shape the long-term provision of health and social care services for the benefit of older people.
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            <title><![CDATA[Care Quality Commission Seminar]]></title>
            <link>http://northeast.skillsforcare.org.uk/news/Care_Quality_Seminar.aspx</link>
            <description><![CDATA[All service users and service providers in the North East are invited to attend an upcoming seminar.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Move to Raise Awareness of Benefits]]></title>
            <link>http://northeast.skillsforcare.org.uk/news/awareness.aspx</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Health and social care staff are working together to raise awareness of a disability benefit for older people which can help to improve their quality of life.

Many ill or disabled older people in Northumberland are failing to claim for Attendance Allowance, a social security benefit they are entitled to.
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