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Memories can be triggered by different sensations; a song, an image, an item of clothing. Using different senses to help with transition can make for some unusual practice. I have…

Many of you will have children of varying ages, and some of you will have experienced the trials and traumas of bringing up young people who think – They know…

The CQC began using a new approach to inspect and regulate GP and GP out-of-hours services on 1 October 2014. The inspections are much more in-depth, using ‘Intelligent Monitoring’ to…

I managed to escape the office for a couple of hours this week to chair a service users’ forum. The last time I visited the scheme felt like a couple…

It is interesting that the CQC is moving to a rating system for care services which are inspected. In Scotland, there has been grading of inspected care services since April…

The latest decision to endorse secret filming in the care sector is inevitably controversial. It is difficult to predict the outcome and there must be a risk of serious unintended…

In this blog the importance of monitoring and surveillance for infection control purposes will be explored. Global Sharing of information Monitoring through surveillance programmes exist worldwide and representatives from different…

Trying to get to sleep can be a real problem for some. Sometimes a mug of cocoa and a warm bath is all you need, but what if it isn’t…