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On 6th March CQC launched the ‘Worked up? Speak up’ campaign to get more over-60s to speak up about their experience of Care. Why is it important? Orchestral Manoeuvres So…

We know that often an inability to travel independently is a barrier to people with learning disabilities fully participating in society, and being in control of their own lives. Because…

Introduction As the weather improves, the window cleaner welcomes in the spring with shiny windows and the first cut of grass is done. You might be forgiven for missing the…

  “‘When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’” In Alice Through the…

In the previous blog, we wrote about how the use of a mobile phone by a support worker resulted in an increase in the vulnerability of a service user and…

The Care Inspectorate registers and regulates care services in Scotland, as well as having a scrutiny function over the care and social service sector generally. It has recently published its…

We do love a good cup of tea in the UK. According to the Tea Council, we drink 65 million cups daily, and it is often said rather jokily that…

  In the case of Kent Police v Bowler UKEAT/0214/16/RN the EAT has held that just because a grievance may have been handled in an incompetent and lackadaisical manner this…