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New Guidance for Suicide Prevention

April 13, 2018
Three times as many people die in the UK as a result of suicide than in road traffic accidents. It’s against this background that the National Institute for Health and…
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Employment Law Changes

April 12, 2018
With the new tax year having just begun, Employers should be aware of increases to statutory rates, and new legislation coming into force from 6 April 2018. Below is a…
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Part 3 – Pathway to CQC Registration – Your CQC application has travelled a long way, are you ready for your Registered Manager Fit Person Interview?

April 12, 2018
It’s not me!!! My mum passed me a photo. It was orangey and brown in overall effect…a small child laughed from a high chair with a giveaway seventies bunny on…
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Update on Scottish Changes

April 6, 2018
  At QCS, we have been very busy developing new processes to enhance your Quality Assurance System and keep you abreast of the changes coming into Scotland. As you will…
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Grow your Own Talent

March 29, 2018
  Finding the elusive gold that is quality manager with the right values and skills is tricky, but to then lose them is a frustration. We keep hearing that we…
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MCA in Nursing Homes

March 29, 2018
Get the Basics Right Most of you will know by now that I do get bees in my bonnet and am likely to let them fly in your direction and…
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Reasonable Adjustments at the Optician

March 26, 2018
This month our blog is written by Paul Scarrott, who is one of our learning disabled trustees. Paul was keen to share an example of how a company (in this…
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Care But No Control

March 16, 2018
The Birmingham and Solihull NHS Trust have recently given an apology to the family of Janice Smith who was killed by her son Kaysley over 5 years ago. This tragic…
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