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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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Agency Worker Rights

March 15, 2018
A recent case in the Employment Appeal Tribunal (Kocur v Royal Mail) has brought clarification to the rights of agency workers  under the Agency Worker Regulations 2010. What are the…
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Pathway to CQC Registration – Part 2 A Brief Guide from Submission to first glance by a Registration Inspector

March 15, 2018
  In part one of my Registration blog we looked at ‘Pathway to CQC Registration – Part 1 a brief guide from before the application to submission’ Parting with your…
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Duty of Candour is Coming to Scotland    

March 13, 2018
     I was discussing the onset of Duty of Candour in Scotland with a colleague who works in operations within health and social care, and we both agreed that care…
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