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Tough love!
October 10, 2014
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…
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CQC’s new approach
October 10, 2014
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…
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It’s good to talk
October 10, 2014
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…
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Grading care service quality in Scotland
October 10, 2014
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…
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Prepare to be filmed
October 10, 2014
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…
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Infection Control Surveillance
October 10, 2014
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…
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Insomnia – I can’t get no sleep..!
October 10, 2014
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…
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The Fear of Swallowing
October 10, 2014
A new article in this month’s NHD Dietitian’s magazine highlighted a newly defined mental health and eating disorder – functional dysphagia. Health and social care professionals may be used to…
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