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Time to Increase Access to Psychological Therapies in Wales?
December 8, 2016
There’s a new delivery plan (2016-19), for realising the objectives of the 2012 ‘Together for Mental Health’ strategy for mental health and well-being in Wales. This builds upon the 2010…
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Getting the right people, with the right skills
December 6, 2016
Service providers can now access updated guidance on best practice in recruiting social care staff. It is available on the information hub of the Care Inspectorate website, and is an…
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Dementia Awareness Alliance (DAA) Event 2016
December 5, 2016
“We have a lot of work still to do to demystify dementia. Raising awareness takes away fear and worry.” – Baroness Jolly, Political panel Yesterday, Ed Watkinson (Director of Care…
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Mind the Gap – Community Provision, Coffee Shops and Person Centred Support
December 2, 2016
The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act, 2014, mandates local authorities in Wales and their contracted care providers to deliver services in a ‘person-centred’ way. In effect this means that…
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What is reasonable contact during maternity leave?
December 2, 2016
Maternity leave is a composite part of many women’s careers that involves the employee taking a prolonged period away from work, sometimes for up to a year. Where maternity leave…
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Countdown to New National Care Standards
December 2, 2016
New combined health and social care standards are to be finalised in Scotland from April 2017, and introduced from April 2018. I have been writing about the introduction process in…
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Enabling People to Be at The Heart of Decision-Making
December 2, 2016
A senior judge in the Court of Protection has just brought out guidance, on how to enable people who might lack capacity to take part in the Court cases about…
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Retention, Access and Storage of Medical Records
December 2, 2016
How long should we retain various records in our practices? This question often causes confusion and in this article it is hoped that some common myths can be dispelled.…
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