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Posts by Tony Clarke:
Headline Outcome – Involving People in Decisions About Care
It will be useful for services to become familiar with the layout and content of the new Health and Social...
Expectations of Care: New Standards in Scotland
New health and social care standards are being introduced in Scotland, to be fully implemented during 2018. The standards are...
Rights of people with a disability
A UN Committee on the rights of disabled people has severely criticised the UK for its treatment of people with...
Personal Outcomes in Health and Social Care
The new Scottish Health and Social Care standards have been finalised and agreed this year. From next year, after further...
Self-directed support: a change for the better?
Self-directed support (SDS) is a flagship policy of Scottish Government, first implemented as a 10-year program seven years ago. It...
Finding solutions: Asset Mapping
What is it? Otherwise known as community mapping, it is an established method or procedure for participants with a common interest...
Old and young
Channel 4 has recently broadcast two programs showing how older people are helped by more interaction with the younger generation. Ten...
Wellbeing and the outdoors
A study has been carried out by the University of Warwick on over 50 care homes in the UK. The...
Learning from Scotland’s NHS
In times of difficulty for our national health services, it is encouraging to see a positive approach being recognised, by...
Placements away from Home
It is an easy to accept argument that when help and support is needed, then this is best provided as...