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Putting Winter Planning into Action

December 2, 2021
With the advent of Storm Arwen, we can definitely say winter weather has arrived. And with it a reminder of the constant risk of severe cold weather, icy conditions and…
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Health News – Ireland (Last update: 11.06.21)

June 11, 2021
We have higlighted some recent health news in Ireland where you can download in PDF below:  Download Now Alternatively, you can also read the update here: COVID: Death Risk Higher…
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How well do we really know the people we care for?

November 24, 2020
I was feeling a bit out of sorts this morning. Tired, achy, grumpy and unmotivated. I’m sure you know that feeling. Anyway, as I nursed my double shot latte in…
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Taking Positive Risks

November 19, 2020
“Life itself is a risk. We cannot eliminate risk without eliminating the person.” Professor Rhonda May What is it that makes us so uncomfortable when a service user wants to…
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Getting Ready for the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS)

January 31, 2020
We updated you in the summer on how things were getting on with plans to put the LPS into practice.  At the moment, it’s slowed down a bit due to…
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Absence of choice

February 12, 2016
We often forget that in organising and providing ‘ordinary’ lives for service users, there is something rather precious we omit from the plan. We work really hard to make lots…
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Self-neglect and a duty to intervene ethically

February 7, 2016
I’m taking a break from the series of blogs on European social care this week (although I’ll be looking at best practice examples from Europe over the next couple of…
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How to move people without tears

February 6, 2016
Making sure your staff use safe moving and handling techniques is one thing; making this client centred can be quite another. I was speaking to our Moving and Handling in…
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