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Motor Neurone Disease and Social Care: Following a Shining Star
February 15, 2017
February in Wales is synonymous with the annual festival of rugby that is the Six-Nations competition. It is a time when the nation dreams but also remembers its current and…
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How do we say farewell when residents pass away?
February 15, 2017
I have just been reading a chain of Facebook messages about great ways to celebrate a life and say farewell when a care home resident dies. It reminded me of…
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Co-production doesn’t have to be a tumbleweed experience
February 15, 2017
Last year my colleague had an awkward moment at a conference. The event, for managers of care providers large and small, saw this colleague run a presentation on how to…
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Changes for care regulation in Scotland
February 15, 2017
How care services are inspected and regulated in Scotland is undergoing changes, some of which have happened and some are to be implemented in the near future. The following is…
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Random Acts of Kindness
February 13, 2017
A few years ago, I was asked by my boss, who was new to homecare, to write about what he called, Random Acts of Kindness. This was nothing to do…
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Small steps to better nutrition, giant leaps in disease reduction?
February 10, 2017
Next week I am speaking at a Healthy Ageing event in Cardiff on nutrition and age–related disease. So it’s been a good opportunity to reflect on the importance of diet…
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Attitudes to healthcare
February 9, 2017
We have a valued and envied health care system in this country. Recent surveys in Scotland by the Government showed overall high levels of satisfaction with the services received. A…
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How to Use Mobility Clauses in Employment Contracts
February 8, 2017
Care providers are diverse in their operations and often have a variety of locations from which they operate. Support workers and carers may be specifically assigned to a singular residential…
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