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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…

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…

  National Food and Hydration Week aims to raise the importance of getting these elements right for all of us. With the help of our friends and supporters at Unilever…

Health Care Assistants (HCAs) and Infection Control GP practices have in the past and are continuing into the future to train willing and enthusiastic receptionists to become Health Care Assistants.…

I’ve written already about the proposed new Liberty Protection Safeguards. These will make life a bit easier for providers, by making it the responsibility of the commissioners of services, or…

There is a crisis in hospitals throughout which is recognised, but the knock-on effects of this are increasingly harmful to our health services. The NHS Scotland information services division publishes…

We have been given some money from the Big Lottery Fund to celebrate the 18th birthday of our charity, My Life My Choice, this year.   We will use the…

Health researchers have in recent years highlighted the fact that inactivity is a major threat to public health. Being inactive increases our risk of developing cardiovascular disease, mental health problems,…