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Nutrition and frailty
May 26, 2017
Many would recognise ‘frailty’ in our older population. Clinical definitions of frailty typically involve physical criteria including weight loss, fatigue, physical activity, walking distance and grip strength. Frailty is characterised by…
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Valuing care at home
May 25, 2017
Scottish Care, the umbrella group for independent care providers in Scotland, has reported on how Care at Home services (and associated housing support services) need to be re-evaluated, and their…
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The social care workforce: how to improve readiness, recruitment and progression
May 25, 2017
The social care workforce is predicted to grow enormously over the coming years, by up to half a million by 2025. However, the sector faces significant challenges in attracting…
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Electrical safety at work
May 25, 2017
Portable electrical equipment could cause an electric shock or burn, or fire due to damage, wear or misuse. Dental practice owners need to ensure that the portable electrical equipment…
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Not everyone wants to mix all the time
May 25, 2017
We run an exercise on our training days that gets participants to work in pairs asking each other a dozen questions. The questions have been carefully refined to ensure…
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Are you in control of Health and Safety in your Workplace?
May 25, 2017
Introduction Most health and social care services are well managed by dedicated managers and a team of professional support staff. Part of a Care Manager’s or any senior person with…
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Social Media in the Workplace
May 19, 2017
Social media use has been on a rapid incline in recent years. In March 2017 there were over 1.94 billion active users on Facebook, and that is only one form…
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Improving nutrition and dementia care
May 19, 2017
For dementia awareness week what can be more fitting from a nutrition scientist than an article that highlights new research looking at nutritional care for dementia, published in BMC Geriatrics…
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