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Money Matters
February 6, 2020
One of the areas of focus for 2020 inspections with the Care Inspectorate is Personal finances and how service user access these and how staff ensure that service users…
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Six Principles of GDPR
February 3, 2020
In the last GDPR guidance note we discussed the key terms set out in GDPR. In this guidance note we’ll look at the 6 key principles of GDPR that apply…
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Risk Assessment and the Mental Capacity Act (MCA)
January 31, 2020
Care providers sometimes consult me when they’ve had a critical inspection – and often the decision-making around the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) has been identified as poor. Risk assessments are…
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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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Tackling mental health stigma in the workplace
January 31, 2020
Mental health is a hot topic for all and is seeing heavy coverage in all aspects of the media. Many employers will no doubt be looking at ways to promote…
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Positive Non-verbal Communication in Dementia Care
January 31, 2020
It’s no surprise that losing the ability to communicate effectively can be one of the most frustrating and difficult problems for people with dementia and the people who care for…
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National Minimum Wage Increase for 2020
January 31, 2020
In anticipation of the new financial year starting in April, the Government has recently announced its annual increase to the wages of millions of the lowest paid workers in the…
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GDPR and the Care Sector – What’s New?
January 31, 2020
The Information Commissioner Office (ICO) has turned its attention to the health and social care sector since the implementation of GDPR in May 2017. The ICO has conducted audits of…
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