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Help to contribute to a better understanding of malnutrition
June 9, 2017
As a service provider, you will know you are required by the Health and Social Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 (Regulation 14) to make sure the individuals in your…
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Safe to be Free
June 9, 2017
With the recent attacks on London and Manchester, how do we strike a balance of safety and liberty in Health and Social Care? The tragic and senseless attacks in Manchester…
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Royal recognition for the Mental Capacity Act
June 5, 2017
I hesitated long and hard in case I seem vain, but I’m going to talk about how the Mental Capacity Act got to Buckingham Palace the other day! I’m truly…
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Reasonable Adjustments for Recruitment
June 1, 2017
In the recent case of The Government Legal Service v Brookes UKEAT/0302/16/RN, a question arose as to whether an employer would have to amend its process of subjecting candidates to…
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Sincere apologies…
May 31, 2017
The Scottish Parliament has passed an act, The Apologies (Scotland) Act 2016, which in certain civil proceedings, rules out the previous making of an apology as admitting, or contributing as…
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Managing the risk of hoarding
May 31, 2017
I’ve written in the past about the issue of hoarding and the limited legal remedies that might be used to manage this sensitive but at the same potentially dangerous practice.…
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Employment Manifesto
May 26, 2017
The UK heads to the polls on 8th June 2017. In anticipation, we will have a look at some of the key employment issues being discussed at the moment for…
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Innovate to survive
May 26, 2017
For the last 18 years, Skills for Care has been focussed on improving the skills and knowledge of the adult social care workforce. So much has changed in this…
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