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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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Love in the workplace!

September 16, 2015
I read a report in the national media about a claim for unfair dismissal being made against London Zoo arising from a breakdown in relations in a love triangle at…
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Doped! Over-prescribing of anti-psychotic drugs to people with learning disabilities

September 15, 2015
The news that people with learning disabilities are being prescribed anti-psychotic medication inappropriately reminds me of the ‘chemical cosh’ situations of the bad old days. We need to ask questions…
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GPs – How can you reduce complaints?

September 14, 2015
In one of my blogs back in June I discussed practices submitting their annual complaints data return for complaints received in the previous year. We’re now already halfway through this…
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