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Bullying is rife
January 23, 2015
Historically, many reports have highlighted the existence of bullying in the NHS, the Care Quality Commission and in business generally. There are reams of web pages devoted to helping ‘victims’…
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Are care home residents more likely to be dehydrated?
January 23, 2015
According to new research published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, patients admitted to hospital from care homes are significantly more likely to be dehydrated than those…
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See through!
January 21, 2015
Following on from the recent blog on being frank and honest with patients, recent news articles have prompted the need to highlight transparency too. Although many of us, as individual…
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A drink to your health!
January 16, 2015
Recent research reported in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine showed that older people admitted to hospital from care homes were five times more likely to be dehydrated…
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How do you prevent stress in the workplace?
January 16, 2015
A recent article published by the CIPD states that ‘UK employees spend more than a third of their time at work feeling stressed’. This worrying article highlights to us again…
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Infection control – environmental considerations when designing a room
January 16, 2015
In this infection control blog we will review the environmental considerations of a room. Every building is different, with different sized rooms of varying dimensions. Each room requires careful consideration…
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What’s in a name?
January 16, 2015
I heard a discussion on BBC Radio 4’s In the Mind programme over Christmas about Nathan Filer’s book The Shock of the Fall, which won a number of awards last…
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Eat like a Viking?
January 16, 2015
The Nordic craze seems to be upon us – we have had Scandinavian furniture design, Scandinavian crime drama and a Nordic restaurant has been voted the world’s best. And now…
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