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Making GP surgeries more accessible

August 29, 2018
People with learning disabilities are five times more likely to end up in hospital for preventable issues that can be treated by their GP. Dimensions have launched a campaign called…
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Heat stress in the workplace

August 28, 2018
  According to the HSE “heat stress occurs when the body’s means of controlling its internal temperature starts to fail. As well as air temperature, factors such as work rate,…
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Supporting people to make their own decisions

August 13, 2018
Central to the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) are its principles.  Firstly, we must never assume people can’t decide how to live their lives unless there’s evidence that they lack capacity…
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Dehydration and Dementia

August 13, 2018
  A recent joint study by researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Canberra University in Australia found that 1 in 5 people living in care homes are…
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The Bi-Polar Journey

August 13, 2018
  Bi-polar disorder got back in the news earlier this year when Mariah Carey revealed her battle with this mental disorder over many years. First just a few words about…
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Why Planning ahead for Incidents is Essential for your Service

August 13, 2018
  Hot days bring on safety thoughts In life, we often only think to plan for those events that happen infrequently when they are upon us, you will have had…
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Person – Centred Care in 5 Minutes!

July 16, 2018
  When someone has Dementia, it is all too easy to just see the illness and forget about the person they used to be. To deliver truly person -centred care…
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Breaking News – On Call and the National Minimum Wage

July 16, 2018
Breaking News – On call and the National Minimum Wage The Court of Appeal has handed down its long-awaited judgement in MenCap v Tomlinson-Blake. The Court was asked whether carers…
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