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Mental Health Awareness Week: Stress in the Workplace

May 24, 2018
  The Problem The second Monday in May marks the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Week, with the focus this year being on stress and how we cope with it.…
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Getting the words right

May 24, 2018
  Trying to raise awareness about mental health problems is about describing experiences, and identifying sources of support. However before we start making people more aware of specific problems, we…
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The Scottish Mock Inspection Toolkits have been released!

May 14, 2018
QCS have released the Mock Inspection Toolkits and the corresponding policy for care homes for older people in Scotland. I hope you have had a chance to review the policy…
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New Care Inspection Framework

May 14, 2018
As you know, the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) is now requiring that you re-register with them, submitting your application by the end of June for Care homes, and the end…
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Goodbye to Paper, Hello to Freedom

May 14, 2018
  People have been talking about technology, innovation and the limiting nature of tying yourself down to paper in all areas of life – paper bank statements are becoming a…
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Part 4: Steps to CQC Registering as a new Provider: The site visit

May 14, 2018
  When CQC registration is on the line…First Impressions really do count! Awkward meetings When I first met my husband’s mother 15 years ago in a swanky flat in the…
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Online GP/Primary Care Services from the CQC’s March 2018 Provider Update

May 11, 2018
  In the CQC March 2018 update, Professor Steve Field shared findings from recent inspections of online GP/primary care services. Online GP services increase access as well as patients’ control…
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Tribunal rules on CQC Conditions not to admit without prior approval

May 4, 2018
  Over the last six months, the Care Standards Tribunal has considered two appeals against CQC’s imposition of conditions which limit the ability of a care home to admit new…
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