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Family Care-givers as Part of The Team
Katie Farrar Occupational TherapistWhen a new resident arrives it has become standard practice now for the family care-givers and perhaps close friends to...
Dependant Leave & Employer Responsibilities
Napthens LLP Employment Law SpecialistsSeptember will see the first day of school for many young children and their doting parents will not want to...
Are we ensuring Dignity choice and control?
Abi Spence Registration and Inspection SpecialistIndulging me….or supporting?! Last term I had been helping out at my son’s school for the odd hour. I’m relishing the...
Self- evaluation = Improvement
Senga Currie Head of Care Development (Scotland)With the new framework for inspection (for care homes for older people) in use, we will soon be able to...
A look at what the CQC inspectors may discover about your team work
Abi Spence Registration and Inspection SpecialistMusical aspirations As a child I was involved in a musical at the local theatre. My parents were proud I had...
Emotional intelligence and staff supervision
David Beckingham Mental Health SpecialistOne of the most talked about aspects of England’s 2018 football World Cup campaign was the success of the manager,...
Making GP surgeries more accessible
My Life My ChoicePeople with learning disabilities are five times more likely to end up in hospital for preventable issues that can be...
Heat stress in the workplace
Leah Biller General Practice SpecialistAccording to the HSE “heat stress occurs when the body’s means of controlling its internal temperature starts to fail. As...
Supporting people to make their own decisions
Rachel Griffiths Mental Capacity and Human Rights SpecialistCentral to the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) are its principles. Firstly, we must never assume people can’t decide how to...
Dehydration and Dementia
Katie Farrar Occupational TherapistA recent joint study by researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Canberra University in Australia found that...
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