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What makes a good dentist for somebody with a learning disability?
May 23, 2016
When I moved house I registered with a new dentist. I asked if they treated people with learning disabilities. The receptionist told me that they did so I made an…
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Monitoring an employee’s emails and the right to privacy
May 22, 2016
In January this year (see “Monitoring employees’ use of the internet – the reality” from 31st January 2016 for the details) we reported on the European Court of Human Rights…
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Consistency in terminal care?
May 21, 2016
A research study has been published by the Primary palliative care research group in Scotland, jointly carried out between Lothian NHS, the University of Edinburgh, and the Marie Curie charity.…
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Tips for getting through a CQC Registered Manager Fit Person Interview
May 20, 2016
I hope your week was good. Mine has been packed. I have been away on Brownie Camp. I am not sure who is more tired, them or me! Huddled around…
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Recovery and Individuals with Serious Mental Illness: A Welsh Perspective
May 19, 2016
In the first of a two part series, this week I am looking at how a contemporary recovery model can apply to serious mental illness, within a Welsh service context.…
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Diabetes and Dementia – Looking at issues of comorbidities
May 18, 2016
Dementia is often viewed as an isolated condition with little understanding of how other complex health needs might impact on patient and carer experiences or service use and provision. Last…
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The challenges facing people who have a learning disability
May 17, 2016
Sources NHS Learning Disability Toolkit, NHS England, 2015. Healthcare for All, Sir Jonathan Michael, 2008. Mencap, Stuck at Home, 2012. Mencap, “Facts about learning disability, 2015. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/hate-crime-against-disabled-people-rises-41-per-cent-in-one-year-a6713546.html https://theatuscandal.wordpress.com/some-atu-facts-figures/ For ease…
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Attitudes to challenge
May 16, 2016
Why, in an enlightened society, do we still persist in alienating and bullying people with disability? The Home Office issues an annual report on Hate Crime that provides statistics on…
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