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Discover the latest insights and updates from across the Adult Social Care sector. Our dedicated space brings you a curated selection of articles, news, and best practice guidance to keep you informed and connected. Explore our categories to easily find the content that matters to you.

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What else? – The Advert that Does Not Advertise

August 22, 2016
The Advert that Does Not Advertise My mother placed an ad on a site to sell her coffee machine recently. ‘It’s not selling’ she told me. “What did you put?”…
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Justifying Indirect Discrimination

August 22, 2016
Under the Equality Act 2010, workers can be subjected to discrimination both directly and indirectly. Direct discrimination occurs where a person is treated less favourably than others would be treated…
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Plaques and Tangles – Alzheimer’s Disease

August 22, 2016
A key feature of Alzheimer’s disease is an excessive build-up of two culprit proteins in the brain; proteins called amyloid and tau. Amyloid makes sticky plaques in the brain; tau…
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Stress at Work – Reasonable Measures and Big Dividends

August 22, 2016
I wrote an article a week or so back about the importance of induction and preparatory training (the Welsh Social Care Induction Framework or SCIF) in equipping support workers for…
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New Knowledge and Practice Guidance for Support Workers

August 19, 2016
Social Service Knowledge Scotland has provided on its website a range of information about good practice, policy, publications, frameworks and leaflets. The site states that it was developed in partnership…
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Health and Safety and Making the Right Decision

August 19, 2016
Employees must ensure that health and safety is managed appropriately for the work they carry out. It’s easier to manage health and safety in an environment such as an office…
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Using Experts by Experience to Improve Services

August 19, 2016
What are experts by experience?       Experts by experience are people who have direct experience of using a service.     Because they have used a service, they…
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Setting Up a New Domiciliary Care Agency

August 15, 2016
Ever thought you grasped something, you repeat it to other people and then years down the line you find out that it wasn’t quite right?  I have had that experience. …
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