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Restraint and Deprivation of Liberty: Top five things you need to know!
June 11, 2018
Recently I gave you five ‘Top Tips’ on the framework of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA). Here, as promised, are a further five top tips: about what health and social…
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ACAS Launches New Guidance on Religion and Belief in the Workplace
June 11, 2018
The Foundation As you will be aware, the term “employee,” as defined by the Equality Act 2010, includes those working under a contract of employment, workers and agency workers,…
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CommonAge Conference
May 30, 2018
Quality Compliance Systems (QCS) is proud to have supported CommonAge by awarding bursaries to 15 applicants from developing Commonwealth countries to attend the inaugural Commonwealth Elders’ Forum, which was held…
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Is Your Workforce Microscope Ready?
May 28, 2018
Those involved in the social care sector be familiar with the issues associated with the calculation of ‘sleep-in’ payments, in the wake of the Focus Care Agency (Mencap) case. The current…
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Person-centred Care in Dementia – Are we doing enough?
May 24, 2018
Hi, I’m very pleased to be doing my first Expert Insight for QCS about Person-centred Care. I have worked as an Occupational Therapist for 20 years in the field of…
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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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