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Care Roadshow in Glasgow: Change, Communication, Rights and Excellence
April 24, 2016
We had an interesting and productive get-together in the Care Roadshow this week at Hampden Stadium in Glasgow. There were many service providers with stands giving information on what they…
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A is for Acrylamide
April 23, 2016
There has been considerable interest recently about a compound found in food called acrylamide both at home from the Foods Standards Authority in the UK, from the European Food Safety…
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Does disciplinary action amount to discrimination?
April 22, 2016
The issue of discrimination in employment is often a tricky subject, and employers should always be aware of the potential implications of their conduct in respect of the ways in…
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The CQC Needs to Get Its Skates On
April 21, 2016
Inadequate targets The CQC’s progress on GP visits is ‘inadequate’ and ‘requires improvement’ after failing to achieve inspection targets during 2015/16. Recently the CQC had extended its own deadline by…
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Open Wide
April 21, 2016
A new scheme in the South West aims to improve dental health for people with learning disabilities through a peer-support project. Dental health in this sector is an important matter.…
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To Give Impression of Quality
April 20, 2016
Many practice teams are well prepared to demonstrate the quality of their dental services in the event of a CQC inspection. It is to be hoped that patients will benefit…
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What is in store with CQCs proposed 2016-2021 Strategy? Part 2
April 19, 2016
Last week I completed (that is probably not entirely true) all of the holes on crazy golf. I have been told that my aim is not bad, but the force…
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The Long and Winding Road from Street to Prison to Wellbeing
April 17, 2016
Picture this; an action drama featuring heavy doses of extreme violence, guns, drugs, sleeping rough, storming the home of a racist crime godfather, threats to kill and prison (…lots of…
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