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The outdoor hazards in winter
February 1, 2016
The cold icy winter weather is here and has dug its heels in. Are you and the residents of your care home looking through the windows willing the rain and wind…
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Monitoring employees’ use of the internet – the reality
January 31, 2016
In Barbulescu v Romania the European Court of Human Rights decided an important case on privacy of personal communications at work. Contrary to recent media coverage, this case does not allow free rein for…
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New standards for health and social care in Scotland
January 30, 2016
Registered health and social care services in Scotland are inspected and regulated using the National Care Standards. These are also used by service users and their carers in choosing and…
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Is it on the trolley?
January 29, 2016
Are we really offering people choices about their lives, or is the choice defined by what we make available, rather than what people want or need? And is that OK?…
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Can you have your say? – Freedom of speech
January 28, 2016
Freedom of speech We all know about the recent junior doctors’ protests and I’m not going to discuss it in this blog, but it has highlighted the issue about speaking…
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CQC strategy consultation – get involved!
January 28, 2016
Shaping the future This week the Care Quality Commission (CQC) launched its public consultation document on how its work will look for the next five years. The proposed strategy, ‘Shaping the…
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Eurocare 2: A Welsh perspective on equity for minority EU groups
January 27, 2016
In my last article I considered some of the difficulties faced by legislatures and policy makers across the member states of the EU as they grapple with the triple whammy…
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Would job descriptions benefit from review?
January 26, 2016
If you see your job descriptions as being stand-alone aspects of personnel management you may be missing a trick. In a truly quality based management system every part of the…
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