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Pregnancy Risk Assessments
November 2, 2017
Employers in any industry should remain aware of the health and safety requirements imposed on them in respect of pregnant employees and even in respect of some mothers returning…
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Creating a Culture of Complaints
November 2, 2017
How can Health and Social Care Providers help people say it as it is? Tuning In I’m really listening to my Mum. I’ve not seen my parents in a…
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New Scottish Health and Social Care Standards – Overview
November 1, 2017
I have been writing each week about the five headline outcomes which form the main structure of the new Scottish National Health and Social care standards. These will be fully…
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Electrical Safety – Are You in Control?
October 30, 2017
Introduction Electricity has become an essential part of our lives as it powers most of the everyday things we use, and yet if poorly managed, it can have devastating…
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Nutrition – Seeing Eye to Eye on Supplements
October 27, 2017
Loss of vision is one of the largest health concerns of ageing. In a recent survey undertaken by researchers at John Hopkins University, respondents ranked losing vision as equal…
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Is Your Business at Risk of an Equal Pay Claim?
October 27, 2017
The Employment Appeal Tribunal’s (EAT) most recent decision in the Asda v Brierley case held that a predominately female group of retail employees could compare themselves to a mainly…
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Making Visits Matter
October 27, 2017
I do like the title of this recently published report into home care, based on a UNISON survey of 1,000 home care workers. I like it because it…
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A High Quality Environment
October 24, 2017
I have been describing each week, one of the five headline outcomes which form the main structure of the new Scottish National Health and Social care standards. These will…
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