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The Control of Electromagnetic Fields at Work Regulations 2016 requires all employers to assess employees’ potential exposure to EMF (Electromagnetic Fields). If the levels of EMF are low and employees…

Dame Christine Lenehan, Director of the Council for Disabled Children, was commissioned by the Department of Health to look into how to improve the quality of care service to children…

Sometimes we hear about all the bad things happen to people with learning disabilities and their families. Sometimes we go to difficult meetings where the paperwork is not in easy…

Flicking through the morning news on my phone, amongst all the political doom, was a video – ‘Do you know the six steps to clean hands?’. There was also a…

The question for the EAT In Stratford v Auto Trail VR Ltd UKEAT/0116/16 the EAT had to determine whether it was fair for an employer to take into consideration historic…

The internet has transformed modern life. This is equally true for individuals who receive care in Wales. Many individuals with learning disabilities use the internet for accessing benefits, entertainment, socialising,…

Human rights have become a more prominent feature in social care services in Scotland. This is in part because a review of the National care standards, which are used to…

There have been worrying reports that some staff in care homes may be giving food with meat to vegetarians because with dementia ‘they may not know the difference’. Yet this…