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Allergy Responsibility – How much do you know?
November 25, 2016
As a care provider, it is your responsibility to ensure that allergen information is provided for the food you serve, but how much do care home staff and service users…
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Arts Based Activities for Older People
November 21, 2016
I was delighted to be able to attend the National Care Forum Managers Conference last week. NAPA had worked with them to set up an Arts Festival within the Conference.…
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Appreciative Enquiry – A Positive Approach to Quality
November 21, 2016
There are two contrasting approaches to developing quality in services and personal relations. There is a problem solving approach which looks at negative outcomes and attempts to fix them to…
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Leadership and Well-being in Wales
November 21, 2016
Leadership is about taking services forward, improving standards, promoting best-practice and inspiring others. Leadership is the final theme in the new (interim) Inspection Framework for care services in Wales. This…
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Cancer Discrimination – One in Five Patients Face Discrimination at Work
November 21, 2016
New research by Macmillan Cancer Support and Yougov finds that one in five cancer patients face discrimination at work. That’s around 18%. The research was released earlier this month and…
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MLMC is Back from Walking the Camino de Santiago
November 18, 2016
Three of our members – Dawn, Paul and Shaun – spent the first week of this month walking the Camino de Santiago with members of the Justice for LB Campaign.…
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NHS Acronyms – Love or Hate?
November 18, 2016
Ever wonderhow many acronyms are used in General Practice? I did a bit of research and found 200 acronyms and abbreviations available on the NHS (National Health Service) Employers Website.…
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Coffee and Dementia: News That’s Cold, Lukewarm or Hot?
November 18, 2016
Some of the most recent headlines on dietary factors and dementia prevention involve cups of coffee. Yes, coffee. In fact, the relationship between caffeine and dementia prevention is not new.…
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