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Food For Thought! – Kitchen Safety

January 3, 2018
Introduction Now that the festive season is over and the pressure of the last few weeks to get all the extra food in, find space to store it and make…
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Advance Decisions: What do we Need to Know?

January 3, 2018
    I’ve been asked this a lot recently – particularly after recent publicity about a woman named Brenda, whose advance decision was ‘lost’ by hospital staff for well over…
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Can an Employer Pay Rolled-Up Holiday Pay?

January 3, 2018
Rolled-up holiday pay is the calculation of a rate of pay to a worker which includes holiday pay such that the worker does not receive pay when they take annual…
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The Treatment Test

January 3, 2018
When you go into hospital you expect to receive treatment – but what does treatment actually mean? When we think about people being admitted to hospital under the Mental Health…
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What You Need To Know About The Safety Of Ionising Radiation

January 2, 2018
Introduction In the social care sector, the most common use of ionising radiation is within hospitals and dentistry in the form of x-rays. Commonly used to check the condition of…
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How Can You Attract And Retain Migrant Workers In Uncertain Times?

December 19, 2017
In many countries and parts of the UK such as London, where over 50% of frontline care workers are made up of migrants, the social care market would simply collapse without…
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What Does ‘Outstanding’ Nutrition Care Look Like?

December 19, 2017
Some stark statistics as we go into the New Year – in 2015, 850,000 people were living with dementia and their number is predicted to increase. One in six of…
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Are You Prepared For Christmas?

December 19, 2017
Introduction This year we have discussed a number of safety-related issues which, as owners, managers, and staff within the health and social care sector you need to be aware of.…
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