Expert Insights

  Dental practices have systems in place to raise concerns internally in the event of suspected abuse of children and vulnerable adults. This involves regular training in safeguarding and availability…

Paul gets support twice a week, mostly to help with shopping. He says that he and his wife do the cooking and cleaning by themselves. They used to get support…

February in Wales is synonymous with the annual festival of rugby that is the Six-Nations competition. It is a time when the nation dreams but also remembers its current and…

  I have just been reading a chain of Facebook messages about great ways to celebrate a life and say farewell when a care home resident dies. It reminded me…

  Last year my colleague had an awkward moment at a conference. The event, for managers of care providers large and small, saw this colleague run a presentation on how…

How care services are inspected and regulated in Scotland is undergoing changes, some of which have happened and some are to be implemented in the near future. The following is…

A few years ago, I was asked by my boss, who was new to homecare, to write about what he called, Random Acts of Kindness. This was nothing to do…

Next week I am speaking at a Healthy Ageing event in Cardiff on nutrition and age–related disease. So it’s been a good opportunity to reflect on the importance of diet…