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Are you in control – contractors on site!
April 5, 2017
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…
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What Humpty Dumpty can tell us about recording
April 5, 2017
“‘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…
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The use of mobile phones at work – Part 2 of 2
April 5, 2017
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…
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Progress on the Keys to Life Scottish strategy
April 5, 2017
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…
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Can a cuppa a day keep dementia away?
April 5, 2017
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…
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Does an incompetent handling of a grievance give rise to an inference of discrimination?
April 5, 2017
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…
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Don’t let your past rule your future
April 3, 2017
Can you be a CQC Registered Manager with a spent conviction? I went to a party at Christmas time, and a couple walked in after my husband and I. ‘I…
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What Directors need to know about Corporate Manslaughter?
March 29, 2017
Introduction The Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act 2007 came into force on the 6 April 2008. Under this legislation, it is possible for health and social care providers both public…
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