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The Environment of Care
October 31, 2014
To meet people’s care needs, the environment must be recognised as an important element in setting up a care home service. Firstly, everyone has social care needs, we need to…
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It’s Cold Outside
October 31, 2014
There was news in our office this week that failed to surprise me. After a four month long recruitment process, a brand new worker started his shadowing in the community.…
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Have you Considered Shared Parental Leave Yet?
October 31, 2014
The legislation regarding Shared Parental Leave is currently with Parliament and it is believed it will come into effect from 1 December 2014. Recent Survey Recent figures suggest that out…
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A ‘Subtle Apartheid of Carer and Client’ ?
October 31, 2014
A small column in this week’s Private Eye caught my attention, as it relates to an ongoing struggle to maintain a way of working at a unique service for people…
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“See you in Court”
October 31, 2014
These are the words used by the British Dental Association (BDA) after the General Dental Council (GDC) considered the annual retention fee for dentists and decided to go ahead with…
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Are we Getting any Closer to Improving our Management of Malnutrition?
October 31, 2014
Malnutrition is common in all types of care homes and hospitals, all types of wards and diagnostic categories. Nearly three million people in the UK at any one time are…
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Infection Control – Information, Instruction and Training
October 31, 2014
Information, instruction and training for healthcare workers has evolved. This blog explores those changes and why those changes are important in the world today. Duty of Care Employers have a…
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New CQC Toolkits now available
October 29, 2014
QCS are pleased to announce the launch of our new Fundamental Standards Draft Guidance and Stakeholder Surveys to enable you to prepare for inspection under the CQCs ‘Fresh Start’. In…
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