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Recovery and Individuals with Serious Mental Illness: A Welsh Perspective
May 19, 2016
In the first of a two part series, this week I am looking at how a contemporary recovery model can apply to serious mental illness, within a Welsh service context.…
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Diabetes and Dementia – Looking at issues of comorbidities
May 18, 2016
Dementia is often viewed as an isolated condition with little understanding of how other complex health needs might impact on patient and carer experiences or service use and provision. Last…
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The challenges facing people who have a learning disability
May 17, 2016
Sources NHS Learning Disability Toolkit, NHS England, 2015. Healthcare for All, Sir Jonathan Michael, 2008. Mencap, Stuck at Home, 2012. Mencap, “Facts about learning disability, 2015. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/hate-crime-against-disabled-people-rises-41-per-cent-in-one-year-a6713546.html https://theatuscandal.wordpress.com/some-atu-facts-figures/ For ease…
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Attitudes to challenge
May 16, 2016
Why, in an enlightened society, do we still persist in alienating and bullying people with disability? The Home Office issues an annual report on Hate Crime that provides statistics on…
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Countdown to New Care Standards in Scotland Stage 2
May 15, 2016
The National Care Standards in Scotland are considered in Scotland in registering, choosing, commissioning and inspecting a wide range of care services. I wrote previously about the current review of…
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Beware pregnancy and maternity discrimination
May 15, 2016
Citizens Advice has reported a 25% surge in people seeking advice on pregnancy and maternity discrimination over the last 12 months, accompanied by a 22% increase in people accessing its…
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A Practical Guide to Healthy Caring
May 14, 2016
A companion guide for our unsung heroes Caring is such a hidden, often overlooked role and carers are unsung heroes. It’s very important that carers look after themselves as well…
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Health & Safety and the Volunteer
May 13, 2016
Volunteer week is on its way and is a celebration of all the good work done by over 21 million volunteers in the UK. The week will commence on the…
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