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Pressures On The Care Home Sector
November 30, 2017
At a recent conference of Scottish Care and care service providers, serious concerns were expressed about the future of care home services. Providers expressed concerns about the workforce, and…
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My Foot!
November 30, 2017
When was the last time we thought deeply about our feet? When was the last time you gave them your care and attention? Our feet are probably the most…
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Introducing Tim Dallinger, Welsh Care and Social Services Inspectorate Specialist
November 24, 2017
Firstly, I should introduce myself having just joined the QCS team as a contributor. I have been active in the care sector in Wales since 1987 and in that time…
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Put Your Nutrition Specs on When Working With Older People
November 24, 2017
That’s what the Malnutrition Task Force and Age UK urge following their recent State of the Nation report, which aims to shine a light on the scale and challenges of…
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Government Announces The Employment Tribunal Refund Scheme
November 23, 2017
Who Does This Affect? Following the recent decision by the Supreme Court in July 2017, whereby tribunal fees were held to be unlawful, the Government has subsequently announced that the…
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Medicines in Care – A Strategy for Excellence
November 22, 2017
The NHS in Scotland has published a strategy document on how pharmaceutical services will be improved across the country in coming years. The strategy covers nine main areas for…
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DBS Checks in General Practice
November 21, 2017
The Continuous Internal Practice Debates and Indecision Over who Needs DBS Checks There is rarely a more factual statement about general practice than there are no two practices that…
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‘Significant’ New Research on LGBTQI+ Disabled People and Self-Directed Social Care Support
November 20, 2017
We first described our project on LGBTQI+ Disabled People: ‘Hardly anything is known about issues involving personal assistants and support workers and their relationships with LGBTQI+ Disabled People’. Then…
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