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Out with Read Codes, in with SNOWMED Codes
January 18, 2017
In November 2016, NHS digital website reported: A common vocabulary to reduce GP burden and improve patient care We are changing from inputting Read Codes to using SNOWMED codes. When…
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“She only makes the tea” – National Minimum Wage excuses
January 18, 2017
This week the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) has released a shocking list of the ten most bizarre excuses used by employers who have been caught…
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Mental Capacity, Her Majesty the Queen, and the Regulator
January 13, 2017
I never for a moment dreamed that this would happen, but I was awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours List. I was listed for my work with the…
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Managing Falls and Fractures
January 12, 2017
Preventing and managing falls: New guidance from the Care Inspectorate Falls and fractures are a major hazard for older people. Our ability to balance, to be agile and have good…
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A change in attitude is required
January 12, 2017
How often do we hear comments like “Mum doesn’t do much these days but she is in her 80s”. I don’t believe you would hear that comment in every…
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What happens if you need help having children and have a learning disability?
January 12, 2017
A member of My Life My Choice talks about his experience of trying to find out if he and his wife could start a family. He hopes that his story…
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Eating for Health in 2017
January 12, 2017
Data from a survey of 1000 UK adults by OnePoll in October last year showed a high level of confusion about healthy eating advice in the general population (75%), which…
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Culture Club
January 12, 2017
CQCs KLOES and prompts look for the vital ingredient of a healthy culture…how will yours fair? Tips and suggestions on culture in your service. My 5-year-old son asked me, ‘what…
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