Call for nominations: Oceania and North East Asia Regional elections 2021 22 Feb 2021
Deadline for nominations: 5 March 2021 Would you like to have a say in how the future of the Institution is shaped internationally?
The Institution has more than 31,000 members based outside the UK and this number is growing all the time.
Nominations are now open for the positions of Regional Chair and Young Member Representative for :
Oceania Region
Deadline for nominations: 5 March 2021
It is the role of the Chair to represent the Region and to work with the volunteer groups to raise the profile of the Institution and encourage more people to get involved. This could be through organising or attending events, strengthening links with industry and local institutions, or taking a role on a committee.
Nursing homes make big push to change minds of workers who refused vaccination
Bonuses, free TVs and paid time off are among the incentives nursing homes are offering to persuade staff members to get vaccinated.
In nursing homes across the country, workers have been more reluctant than residents to be vaccinated. Chelsea Stahl / NBC NewsJan. 17, 2021, 9:30 AM GMT / Updated Jan. 21, 2021, 2:16 PM GMTBy Suzy Khimm
The pandemic has taken a deadly toll on A.G. Rhodes Cobb, a nursing home on the outskirts of Atlanta. Twelve residents have died after contracting Covid-19. Forty-four staff members have fallen ill.
But despite their up-close look at the virus’s impact, most workers at the facility have been reluctant to get vaccinated. At the three clinics held last month at A.G. Rhodes Cobb and two other facilities in Georgia run by the same company, about 30 percent of staff members chose to get vaccinated, while 57 percent of residents opted in, according to management.
BUSINESSES looking to renovate or refurbish elements of their premises are being encouraged to make use of an ongoing financial initiative. Tendring Council has been offering funds to independent businesses in Harwich and Dovercourt Bay as part of its Business Grant Scheme. The £20,000 money pot had been due to close at the end of 2020 but has been extended due to the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. The match-funding of between £100 and £2,000 is available to businesses in the two town centres who are looking to enhance or improve their properties. So far four businesses have claimed grants totalling almost £5,000, meaning there is still plenty of cash left for other firms to apply for.
Tendring businesses urged to check if they are eligible for Covid-19 grants BUSINESS owners are being urge to check if they are eligible for Covid-19 support grants following a streamlining of the process. During each set of Covid-19 restrictions – national lockdowns and localised tier levels – different financial support has been made available from Government for affected businesses, with schemes administered by Tendring Council. Since the latest national lockdown was announced, the council said it has worked to simplify the application process and streamline the numerous grants which were available. Now businesses are being encouraged to review the available schemes and apply for those they are eligible for.
Tendring businesses urged to check if they are eligible for Covid-19 grants BUSINESS owners are being urge to check if they are eligible for Covid-19 support grants following a streamlining of the process. During each set of Covid-19 restrictions – national lockdowns and localised tier levels – different financial support has been made available from Government for affected businesses, with schemes administered by Tendring Council. Since the latest national lockdown was announced, the council said it has worked to simplify the application process and streamline the numerous grants which were available. Now businesses are being encouraged to review the available schemes and apply for those they are eligible for.