Expert Insights

I’m taking a break from the series of blogs on European social care this week (although I’ll be looking at best practice examples from Europe over the next couple of…

In the case of Kelly v Covance Laboratories Limited, the employment appeal tribunal held that an instruction to an employee not to speak their native language at work was not…

Making sure your staff use safe moving and handling techniques is one thing; making this client centred can be quite another. I was speaking to our Moving and Handling in…

Poor nutrition is commonly experienced by people with dementia. So it was with interest this week to see a new initiative from the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust for the…

As expected, only a small number of practices which have been inspected have had a ‘Requires Improvement’ or ‘Inadequate’ rating. Whilst some of the reasons for these ratings may be…

Consent, respect and dignity are three vital aspects of the patient experience given high priority by regulating bodies and patients alike. The days when patients were prepared to be passive…

A six month research study carried out by a researcher from Exeter University has shown that watching nature films can reduce anxiety symptoms for people in the early stages of…

Department of Health The UK Chief Medical Officers’ updated guidelines for alcohol consumption have been published. You can find them here. The guidelines warn that drinking any level of alcohol…