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New Inspection Arrangements for Wales
October 15, 2016
The old saying about buses, “you wait ages and then two turn up together” certainly appears true of care legislation in Wales at present. New Wales specific care legislation…
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Shared Parental Leave – Discrimination Against Fathers
October 15, 2016
Shared Parental Leave (SPL) was introduced in April 2015, as a more family friendly and flexible way in which working parents could manage time off work following the birth of…
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Making a Wish – Simple Ways to a Fulfilling Life
October 15, 2016
One of the benefits of being invited to speak at conferences is that you get to hear other speakers who inspire you or remind of important things. This occurred recently…
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Care Homes – What Grade is Your Food Safety?
October 15, 2016
We often discuss safety issues on this blog in respect of service users receiving adequate nutrition and hydration, but this week we turn to what may be a more recognised…
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Jim’s Lorries and the MCA
October 11, 2016
Does the MCA Mean we must always let someone take terrible risks? Jim has a fairly severe learning disability. He can only say a few words; his family often…
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Flu Fighters Wales
October 11, 2016
It’s ‘the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’, when the leaves turn russet and copper and the once roaring golden summer-sun is but a watery haze hidden behind cloud…
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Morning Rituals – Setting the Pace for the Day
October 11, 2016
We all have rituals and routines in life that form part of our usual day. Many are such embedded habits that we don’t even notice we do them until…
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How (Not) To Engage with Learning Disabled Self-Advocates
October 11, 2016
Most organisations know how important it is to engage with the people who use their service. But sometimes they do not do it very well. After one of our member’s…
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