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Refusal of Rest Breaks and Working Time
November 25, 2016
The Working Time Regulations 1998 (“WTR”) entitle employees and workers to rest breaks, daily rest periods and weekly rest periods. A rest break for an adult worker is 20 minutes…
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General Practice Chaperones
November 25, 2016
What is a chaperone? A chaperone is an ‘impartial observer’ who may accompany patients into a medical appointment (usually ones of a sensitive or intimate nature). This is often…
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Allergy Responsibility – How much do you know?
November 25, 2016
As a care provider, it is your responsibility to ensure that allergen information is provided for the food you serve, but how much do care home staff and service users…
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Arts Based Activities for Older People
November 21, 2016
I was delighted to be able to attend the National Care Forum Managers Conference last week. NAPA had worked with them to set up an Arts Festival within the Conference.…
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Appreciative Enquiry – A Positive Approach to Quality
November 21, 2016
There are two contrasting approaches to developing quality in services and personal relations. There is a problem solving approach which looks at negative outcomes and attempts to fix them to…
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Leadership and Well-being in Wales
November 21, 2016
Leadership is about taking services forward, improving standards, promoting best-practice and inspiring others. Leadership is the final theme in the new (interim) Inspection Framework for care services in Wales. This…
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Cancer Discrimination – One in Five Patients Face Discrimination at Work
November 21, 2016
New research by Macmillan Cancer Support and Yougov finds that one in five cancer patients face discrimination at work. That’s around 18%. The research was released earlier this month and…
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MLMC is Back from Walking the Camino de Santiago
November 18, 2016
Three of our members – Dawn, Paul and Shaun – spent the first week of this month walking the Camino de Santiago with members of the Justice for LB Campaign.…
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