Heat-health alert for East of England

A red heat-health warning has been issued by the UKHSA. The warning is in effect from the morning of 24 June 2026 through to the night of 25 Jun 2026. Please ensure you keep up to date with weather reports reports and plan accordingly.

UKHSA weather warning guidance

The Supreme Court's judgment on deprivation of liberty

You may be aware that the Supreme Court has recently issued a judgment which significantly changes the legal approach to determining whether a person is deprived of their liberty. The judgement can be seen here A Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland of a devolution issue under paragraph 34 o….

We would encourage you to familiarise yourselves with the judgment and carefully consider the implications for your services and practice. Please see the following links for further information: CQC statement on the Supreme Court's judgment on deprivation of liberty - Care Quality Commission and 2026-UKSC-16-Summary-for-website.pdf.

We ask that you refer to this updated position when making any new referrals to the DoLS team.  In addition, as the change came into effect immediately from 2 June, please review any recent DoLS referrals you have made. You should consider whether, in light of this revised approach, any of these referrals may no longer be appropriate.

We hope this offers reassurance whilst we wait for additional National guidance to be disseminated.  At this stage we don’t have further information, but if you have a specific query, you can contact the MCA DoLS Duty Team at Dolforms@essex.gov.uk

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Dementia Programme

The Provider Quality Innovation Team is committed in supporting care services to provide the best possible care for people with Dementia.

Our Innovation programme for Dementia has included;

  • Person Centred Dementia Care training
  • Virtual Dementia Tour
  • Imagination Gym
  • Dementia Interpreters Course
  • Activity Co-ordinator's Workshops
  • Montessori for Dementia and Ageing
  • Distressed Behaviours of a Person with Dementia
  • Namaste Care for Advanced Dementia at End of Life
  • H.E.A.R.T.S (Hands on, Empathy, Aroma, Relaxation, Texture & Smell)
  • Focused Wellbeing for Residents and Staff
  • D.I.E.T (Dining Immersive Experiential Training) 
  • Dementia Carousel (Empathy experience)

If you are a provider of Adult care services in the Essex County Council Local Authority area and are interested in any of the above please email quality.innovation@essex.gov.uk. 

All our current courses and events are listed on the Events page.

Click here for our Current Programme of Training

Dementia Training Videos

A series of training videos produced by Norfolk & Suffolk Care Support

Dementia Training Videos | Norfolk & Suffolk Care Support (norfolkandsuffolkcaresupport.co.uk)

Last updated: 10/09/2025