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Movie Time with the Mental Capacity Act
July 14, 2016
I’m really excited about the latest video on the SCIE (Social Care Institute for Excellence) website. It’s called Using the Mental Capacity Act – which I grant you isn’t the…
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The Importance of Health Checks for People with Learning Disabilities
July 14, 2016
From the age of 14, people with learning disabilities should receive annual health checks from their GPs. Health checks are important to improve the health of people with learning disabilities.…
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NHS Data-Sharing Project Scrapped
July 14, 2016
Care.data The Department of Health in England is scrapping Care.data. It was a programme of work led by NHS England and the HSCIC which intended to bring together securely, health…
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It’s Good to Talk
July 14, 2016
For those of you old enough to remember Bob Hoskins advertising British Telecom ‘It’s good to talk’ was their strapline, it has stuck with me over the years and the…
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Playing with Risk
July 8, 2016
The Care Inspectorate, which is the care regulator in Scotland, has issued a position statement on risk taking in care services for children. The policy was launched in association with…
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Coffee and Cancer – It’s a Very Hot Topic
July 8, 2016
We clearly know we should avoid smoking and too much exposure to UV radiation from the sun because these can increase the risk of cancer. But perhaps something that we…
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Locums – All You Need To Know
July 8, 2016
What is a locum? Locums offer a temporary solution to staffing shortages. They provide practices with a flexible short term solution, but they can be costly. They usually have the…
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The ACAS Code and Some Other Substantial Reason (“SOSR”) Dismissals
July 8, 2016
Hot on the heels of the Employment Appeal Tribunal’s (EAT) decision in Holmes v QinetiQ Ltd which confirmed that the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures does…
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