Welcome to the iHasco Health & Social Care blog, a collection of informative content tailored to the health and social care sector. Here you’ll find practical articles covering key topics such as care home safety, dementia awareness, nutrition and hydration, staff training insights, and more – all designed to support high-quality care delivery and compliance. Whether you’re responsible for training, managing teams, or delivering frontline care, these blogs offer useful guidance and ideas to help strengthen skills, improve wellbeing, and stay up to date with sector developments.

Health & Social Care

eLearning news & guides

Different types of hazards in the workplace

Last updated 23 May 2025

How poor food hygiene adversely affects a food business

eLearning news & guides

How poor food hygiene adversely affects a food business

Posted 16 Jun 2022

What Are the 6 Principles of Child Safeguarding?

Schools & Education

What Are the 6 Principles of Child Safeguarding?

Posted 15 Jun 2022

Key skills required to work with vulnerable adults

eLearning news & guides

Key skills required to work with vulnerable adults

Last updated 22 Aug 2024

What should be considered in a care home fire safety policy?

eLearning news & guides

What should be considered in a care home fire safety policy?

Last updated 10 Oct 2025

The Role of Social Media in Workplace Bullying

eLearning news & guides

The Role of Social Media in Workplace Bullying

Posted 17 Nov 2021

Workplace bullying - what is it and how can I prevent it?

eLearning news & guides

Workplace bullying – what is it and how can I prevent it?

Last updated 3 Sep 2025

5 Simple Tips To Prevent Workplace Slips, Trips and Falls

eLearning news & guides

5 Simple Tips To Prevent Workplace Slips, Trips and Falls

Last updated 8 Oct 2025

What Are Allergens?

Schools & Education

What Are Allergens?

Posted 26 Mar 2021

Behind the endorser - Skills for Care

eLearning news & guides

Behind the endorser – Skills for Care

Last updated 16 May 2025

What should a Safeguarding Policy include?

Schools & Education

What should a Safeguarding Policy include?

Posted 16 Feb 2021

Schools & Education

How often should we refresh our Health & Safety Training?

Last updated 9 Apr 2025

What is a DSE Assessment? Do I need to take one?

eLearning news & guides

What is a DSE Assessment? Do I need to take one?

Last updated 21 Aug 2024

A Guide to Administering Medication in Care Homes

eLearning news & guides

A Guide to Administering Medication in Care Homes

Last updated 22 Aug 2024

Avoiding Unconscious Bias in Recruitment

eLearning news & guides

Avoiding Unconscious Bias in Recruitment

Posted 15 Jul 2020

GDPR: Should I delete training records for ex-employees?

eLearning news & guides

GDPR: Should I delete training records for ex-employees?

Posted 14 Jul 2020

What is Unconscious Bias?

Unconscious Bias

What is Unconscious Bias?

Last updated 9 Oct 2025

Real Life Carers and the Care Certificate - Part 1

eLearning news & guides

Real Life Carers and the Care Certificate – Part 1

Last updated 22 Aug 2024

iHasco’s Care Certificate Bundle Explained

eLearning news & guides

iHasco’s Care Certificate Bundle Explained

Posted 29 May 2020

Care Certificate Made Simple

eLearning news & guides

Care Certificate Made Simple

Last updated 21 Aug 2024