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Is a dismissal fair if the Employer takes into account historic expired warnings?
January 25, 2017
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…
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Keeping Vulnerable Adults Safe Online – Safer Internet Day
January 25, 2017
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,…
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Human rights in social care
January 25, 2017
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…
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Despite dementia, a vegetarian is still a vegetarian
January 25, 2017
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…
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Mercury Waste
January 24, 2017
Particles of mercury can easily bypass simple filters in the dental practice and end up in general water systems. It is estimated that around half of all mercury in…
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New Year, New Welsh Funding for Social Care
January 19, 2017
Whilst the care sector in Wales and across the UK already struggles to recruit staff, the rise in the number of old and very old adults, will increase the need…
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How to achieve a Whole Home Approach to Activity
January 19, 2017
My new year started in the north-west of England. I visited 8 care homes with a colleague to carry out unannounced audits of their activity provision. I always welcome…
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Lies, damned lies, and statistics
January 18, 2017
A popular newspaper recently reported statistics under the headline Kill by mouth that hunger and/or dehydration were a factor in 828 patient deaths in hospitals and care homes in 2014/2015.…
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