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Self-directed support is a national strategic framework in Scotland, to maximise the personalisation of care and support services, extending person-centred choice to all who are assessed as needing support. It…

At this time of year work experience requests from young people tend to increase, either from those who are looking to gain some experience over the summer, or from Secondary…

One of the joys of writing these blogs is to raise awareness of examples of good practice to readers, to illustrate particular approaches in real practice, hopefully provoking thought as…

The Care Quality Commission has released an important report that summarises their views on the first round of inspections completed on social care services between 2014 and 2017. It makes…

  Maintaining good housekeeping is a basic requirement of any business. In health and social care, it is particularly important that managers and those with significant leadership within an organisation…

Introduction It is all too clear what can happen if a fire starts in any building, be that an office, care home or a hospital. No stronger was the effects…

The benefits and pitfalls of CQC’s proposed approach to collecting information from providers. Earworms from the past The late 1970’s song by The Buggles, ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’, suggests a…

Earlier this year, HMRC in conjunction with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, released a long list of employers who had been named and shamed for failing to…