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A Pathway for Improving Practice
November 3, 2015
The introduction of a new pathway for developing people who work with those with learning disabilities will be of interest to service managers in health and social care. I’m a…
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Government Guidance on Zero Hours Contracts
November 2, 2015
‘Zero-hour contracts’ provide the employer and the individual with a casual agreement which does not guarantee any hours of work, but allows the employer to offer the individual work when…
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Dealing with FGM
November 1, 2015
About Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is not new, but awareness of it has significantly increased over the last few years. FGM comprises all procedures involving partial…
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Evaluating Progress in Personalisation
October 31, 2015
Keys to Life The Scottish Government introduced Keys to Life in 2013 as a ten-year strategic policy to increase inclusion and improved lifestyles for people with learning disability and their…
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Fire Safety in The Home
October 31, 2015
Healthcare workers support service users in their home to lead active independent lives. This home environment is also a working environment for the support workers and employers need to consider…
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Meat is NOT the new tobacco!
October 30, 2015
Headlines this week suggesting that meat is as dangerous as cigarettes or asbestos were highly misleading. The press’s interest followed the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) evaluation on…
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A Room With a View
October 29, 2015
New Horizons for Prisoners Hidden away in Part 11 of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act (SSWA), is another ‘game-changing’ measure. It proposes to address prisoner’s needs directly, link…
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Exposure to Radiation – Is your dental practice safe?
October 28, 2015
The majority of dental care procedures are assessed as presenting very little risk to patients’ well-being. In respect of the use of diagnostic radiographs there is a low, but known…
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