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Preparing for a CQC Inspection
June 10, 2016
My title is a little misleading. It suggests a period of time when you prepare for an inspection, but to make it work for you, there must be a consistency…
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National Care Home Open Day
June 10, 2016
This Friday 17th June sees the 4th National Care Home Open Day taking place across the country, and it seems to be going from strength to strength. We all need…
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Basic Life Support
June 9, 2016
CPR in GP practices One of the CQCs latest mythbusters is about Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in GP practices. The mythbuster looks at the equipment required for CPR in GP practices,…
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Questions and Answers: The Social Services and Well-being Act, 2014
June 7, 2016
We are in the 3rd month of a major new legislative enterprise in Wales and I’ve found myself having conversations with staff interested in the new Well-being Act, so I’ve…
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The Science of Outstanding?
June 6, 2016
Recent adds on TV frame my article this week. A bride-to-be enters a shop and selects a dress for her wedding day. A member of staff is on hand to…
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Winterbourne View: Families’ anger five years on
June 5, 2016
A BBC Panorama documentary in May 2011 focused on Winterbourne View, a private hospital for people with learning disabilities, run by the Castlebeck group. Viewers saw inpatients being abused and…
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Electric Safety in the Workplace
June 5, 2016
Every day, in every business, there is one bill the employer will pay and that is the electricity bill. Electricity is used constantly, whether it is boiling a kettle, using…
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Indirect Discrimination – When will there be a provision, criterion or practice?
June 4, 2016
It can be sometimes very difficult to determine whether the actions of an employer amount to a provision, criteria or practice which can then run the risk of resulting in…
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