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Distress Brief Intervention – Mental Health ‘First Aid’
July 31, 2016
Distress can signal a danger point in our lives. This could be as a reaction to what we see as a danger or difficulty, or as itself leading to stress,…
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QCS Views: Funded Nursing Care (FNC) is on the rise
July 26, 2016
An interim increase of 40% for Funded Nursing Care (FNC) has been announced by the Department of Health. The increase, which has been backdated to 1st April, brings the weekly…
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Does the ban on exclusivity clauses affect the enforceability of restrictive covenants?
July 25, 2016
Casual Workers The term casual worker is usually used to describe a worker who is engaged in a flexible, ad hoc way. They are normally used in circumstances where there…
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If I Had A Magic Wand….
July 25, 2016
We asked a room full of people with learning disabilities, autism, and family carers… “If you had a magic wand, what would your dream world look like for people with…
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Covert medication: what protections are there for the person giving it and the person receiving it?
July 25, 2016
A new case* has just been reported, dealing with covert medication. This concerns an elderly lady in a care home, who lacked mental capacity to consent to medication and frequently…
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Countdown to New Care Standards in Scotland
July 25, 2016
The National Care Standards in Scotland are a set of indicators for the quality of regulated care services. They were devised and introduced in 2001 after extensive consultation with service…
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Complaints Friends or Foes?
July 25, 2016
With pressure on resource from every direction, why should you welcome complaints? My husband rang the complaints line in a health setting recently. I didn’t find it a problem, but…
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Q & A on New Government Advice for Vitamin D
July 22, 2016
As new government advice on vitamin D is issued, this week’s nutrition article answers some of the questions you may have. Why is vitamin D important? Vitamin D regulates calcium…
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