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Dementia Care: The Social Services and Well-being Act 2014
September 23, 2015
The Challenges of Dementia In my last blog, I considered the cost to society of caring for our older citizens with cognitive deficits caused by dementia, and also my own…
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Travel time for care workers – An update!
September 22, 2015
In the case of Federacion de Servicios Privados del sindicato Comisiones obreras v Tyco Integrated Security SL, The European Court of Justice has ruled that, for those workers who spend…
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Small Fry
September 21, 2015
A report that looks at how micro-enterprises compare with large organisations in the delivery of social care has interesting findings. I was speaking to a commissioner recently about the difficulty…
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Dangerous Bananas?
September 20, 2015
Further to some weeks of serious blogging where many complex areas of nutrition have been covered, it is time perhaps for a more light-hearted look at news that surrounds one…
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Improving Supervision
September 18, 2015
The IRISS The Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) is a charitable company with a mission to: ‘…promote positive outcomes for the people who use Scotland’s social…
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) used in the dentist work environment
September 18, 2015
Dentist Environment In a dentist environment, personal protective equipment (PPE) will need to be worn by personnel to ensure that they are protected from the biological hazards that they could…
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The Challenges of Dementia Service Provision in Wales
September 17, 2015
Welfare Provision and Older Adults The UK welfare-burden, in respect of long term support (LTS) for older adults with cognitive impairment, is set to increase dramatically, as the number of over…
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Confidentiality in dental care
September 17, 2015
As the safeguarding of patients and colleagues confidential information is one of the most highly regulated areas of dental professionalism, how can it also be the area of practice that…
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