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To suspend or not to suspend?

August 18, 2017
In almost all cases of misconduct or gross misconduct of an employee, the thought of whether or not to suspend the employee pending an investigation will cross the employer’s mind.…
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Finding solutions: Asset Mapping

August 18, 2017
What is it? Otherwise known as community mapping, it is an established method or procedure for participants with a common interest to get together to identify local relevant community resources,…
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Mary Poppins – A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down!

August 18, 2017
  According to Mary Poppins, a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. However, sugar in liquid medicines is a factor in dental caries for many children. In fact,…
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BDA New Policy Statement on malnutrition

August 18, 2017
The British Dietetic Association (BDA) has recently published a new policy statement The Management of Malnourished Adults in All Community and All Health and Care Settings. Who is the BDA? The…
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General practice leases – are there real risks involved for practices in the face of a new lease?

August 18, 2017
The most recent tranche of NHS England ETTF (Estates Technology and Transformation Fund) has been the enabler of a number of large projects relating to schemes to rehouse practices in…
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Access all areas?

August 11, 2017
How easy is it to access your health or social care service? And what is access anyway? Spotlight on Mental Health There is a spotlight currently on the lack of…
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Regular maintenance tasks for ultrasonic baths

August 11, 2017
  A significant number of dental practices use an ultrasonic bath to clean instruments prior to or after manual scrubbing and then on to the autoclave. HTM 01-05 suggests that…
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Care Homes Market Study – Competition & Market Authority

August 10, 2017
In July 2017, this study was published. It invites views on their findings so far, our future focus and possible recommendations. I was asked by Care Forum Wales to do…
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