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Monitoring Employee’s Emails

September 21, 2017
Following the recent case of Bărbulescu v Romania, the Grand Chamber of the ECHR held that an Employer was infringing upon their employee’s Article 8 right to privacy by monitoring…
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Struggling to Maintain Individuality

September 18, 2017
As nutrition scientists we love research statistics that allow us to look at relationships between diet and health, and to ascertain whether these relationships may be clinically significant. But what…
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Management of waste in dental practice

September 14, 2017
  All dental team members need to be aware of The Controlled Waste Regulations 2012 which outlines the management of waste arising from dental practices. The requirement for dental practices…
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Are you in control of your gas safety?

September 13, 2017
Introduction As summer draws to a close, nights draw in and the temperature lowers, we turn to our radiators and fires to keep warm. Gas fuel is an efficient way…
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What does a DoLS authorisation allow us to do?

September 12, 2017
I’m inspired to take a look at this ‘deceptively simple’ question by David Beckenham’s excellent piece, on the powers the Mental Health Act 1983 gives to doctors and nurses. Now…
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What does Human Rights have to do with Breakfast Time?

September 11, 2017
Human rights aren’t always popular, but they are a way of protecting the things that make life worth living for any of us. It’s thanks to our human rights that…
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Rights of people with a disability

September 8, 2017
A UN Committee on the rights of disabled people has severely criticised the UK for its treatment of people with disability. Having ratified the Convention on the rights of disabled…
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Curb Your Risk for Bowel Cancer

September 8, 2017
Although there are no guarantees with regards cancer prevention, it’s clear there are choices we can make to lower our risk. Colorectal (bowel) cancer is one of the most preventable…
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