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Five good reasons to run a Quality Circle Programme in your practice
September 11, 2015
It is increasingly clear that quality management is at its best when the whole team is engaged and understands how their individual role contributes to the overall quality of patient…
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Micro-enterprises: Small fry?
September 10, 2015
I was speaking to a commissioner recently about the difficulty she had negotiating with some providers over fees, because nobody at a local level was able to make decisions. Inevitably,…
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Mental Health and the Equality Act 2010
September 9, 2015
I recently read the blog from David Beckingham, QCS Contributor about disclosures by the police regarding compulsory detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983. See blog David’s blog post here.…
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‘Well-being’ is at the heart of The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act, (2014) – but what does it mean in practice?
September 8, 2015
‘Fitness’, ‘wellness’, ‘health’, ‘well-being’…so what IS in a name? The new Welsh Government Social Services and Wellbeing Act (SSWA) adopts the term ‘Wellbeing’ within its title and throughout all facets of the legislation.…
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Care sector unites for refugee crisis
September 8, 2015
Europe is facing its worst refugee crisis since the Second World War – thousands of children have made the perilous journey across the Mediterranean Seas, fleeing countries like Syria, where…
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Inspection and participation
September 8, 2015
Inspections by the Care Inspectorate in Scotland shifted in focus when it began to grade services for their quality. Grades are published with the inspection report, and ranged from ‘6,…
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Movement without medication
September 7, 2015
I have long had a ‘thing’ about the unnecessary use of laxatives. Its time to stop assuming these are a necessary fact of life for those with profound and complex…
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Good nutrition – Food for thought
September 6, 2015
A report, Food for thought: promoting healthy diets among children and young people was published by the British Medical Association Board of Science, recently. This report not only looked at…
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