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Mental health care & support plans in Wales: Outcome-focussed plans are here
August 27, 2015
At the risk of teaching Grandma to suck eggs, let’s consider some of the current requirements for care and support planning in the field of mental healthcare in Wales. In…
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Right to be accompanied to a grievance or disciplinary hearing
August 26, 2015
Section 10 of the Employment Relations Act 1999 (ERA 1999) gives workers the right to be accompanied by a trade union representative or colleague where they: Are invited to attend…
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Is bullying common in your workplace?
August 25, 2015
Bullying is normally an action that you associate with children and schools. Interestingly, a report from law firm Slater and Gordon has shown that almost 6 people in 10 have…
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Sunshine Rule – Anything to declare?
August 24, 2015
The Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has today announced that all NHS organisations will have to declare all gifts and hospitality staff receive from drug companies or face unlimited prosecution, and…
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Integration of Health and Social Care in Scotland
August 24, 2015
Scottish care services, independent and council-run, together with the local area health services across the country, are currently working through an exciting but challenging time of change. By 2016, these…
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Are oral nutritional supplements being prescribed inappropriately?
August 23, 2015
Oral nutritional supplements (ONS) are a common treatment for malnutrition, and have been shown to have clinical benefit when prescribed appropriately. The increasing drive to improve nutritional management of service…
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Meetings for meetings’ sake?
August 22, 2015
We know that the CQC want to see evidence of communication and minutes of meetings in particular but who decides on the type of meetings, who should be present, and…
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Hearing Voices – Finding out about the experience
August 22, 2015
Research studies have shown that more than 4% of the population have the experience of hearing voices that others cannot hear. It can be very distressing, can be as a…
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