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Overview of the Liberty Protection Safeguards: Frequently Asked Questions

June 25, 2019
  When will we have to start using the LPS instead of DoLS? The government hasn’t yet decided on that, though it is likely to be spring or autumn 2020; we’ll…
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GDPR: A Happy Anniversary?

June 25, 2019
  The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect just over a year ago via the Data Protection Act 2018. The regulation epitomises an international shift towards data protection,…
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Inclusion of Voluntary Overtime in the calculation of Holiday Pay

June 19, 2019
  The question of whether holiday pay should be calculated to include overtime has been one that is largely discussed within Employment Law. With the law being somewhat unclear when addressing…
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Road to Outstanding

June 13, 2019
  Every year I embark on a journey, an endless tradition to see family over the holiday period which takes a whole lot of planning. It is never just a…
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Loneliness and Learning Disabilities

May 28, 2019
  Loneliness is a big issue for many people in the UK today, especially people with learning disabilities. It is very important for all people to have friends and to…
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Liberty Protection Safeguards: What will they mean for Adult Social Care?

May 28, 2019
  The liberty protection safeguards (LPS) have now finished their parliamentary journey, and at last we can see what the framework will look like that will replace DoLS. As it…
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Discrimination still present in the workplace

May 28, 2019
  Throughout the history of employment law, discrimination has always been one of the biggest challenges faced by employers. In the years following the introduction of the Equality Act 2010,…
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Tips to achieving Person Centred Care

May 17, 2019
The Personal Touch!  It’s always gratifying to see a personal stamp on something, a uniqueness that resonates with you personally and is something to ultimately be treasured. For people within the social care sector having that personal stamp on the care that is being delivered is paramount and…
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