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Managing Employees During The Festive Season
December 18, 2017
Christmas is fast approaching and millions of people across the UK will be finalising their festive plans. Despite knowing that Christmas comes around at the same time every year, employers…
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Non Decision-Maker’s Discriminatory Influence May Result In Them Being A Joint Decision-Maker
December 11, 2017
According to the EAT (Employment Appeal Tribunal) in the case of Metropolitan Police v Denby, where another person influences a decision-maker in a discriminatory way, this may result in them…
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Packed With Nourishment
December 8, 2017
Time for some Christmas cheer – a resource promoting the importance of oral care, nutrition and hydration for care home residents. The Nourish Resource Pack is available to download…
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Can An NHS England Learning Disability Director Bring The Change We Have All Been Waiting For?
December 8, 2017
We were pleased to hear that Ray James has been appointed the first National Learning Disability Director at NHS England, and would like to congratulate him on getting the…
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Managing Risk When Someone Might Lack Capacity
December 7, 2017
It’s a real puzzle when someone who lacks capacity to understand risk is nonetheless determined to do something where you can see the risk of harm to them. There…
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How Safe Are Staff Vehicles For Residents’ Outings?
December 4, 2017
Introduction Outings are part of resident activities, giving them supervised access to the world outside their home! Some care homes and supported living homes will have access to a mini-bus…
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Integrating Health and Social Care in Scotland – Monitoring Outcomes
December 4, 2017
There is concern about a lack of identifiable progress on integrating health and social care services in Scotland. This was discussed in the Scottish Parliament Committee of Health and…
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Provider Information Collection – “Evolution not Revolution”
December 1, 2017
On Thursday Andrea Sutcliffe Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care for CQC, talked in her Column about the new Provider Information Collection which will take the place of the…
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