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Not Getting Any Younger
May 15, 2014
It creeps up slowly; you creak in the mornings, prefer Radio Two, complain about teenagers and spend weekends browsing garden centres. Then you realise – you’re getting old. It happens…
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On Probation
May 12, 2014
Research confirms that a serious proportion (nearly 20%) of new employees fail to get beyond their probationary period. They fail because of poor performance, absence, punctuality or personality clashes. Recruitment…
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Dementia Care: Designing to Care – The Built Environment
May 9, 2014
In this blog I return to my structured series on the building blocks for excellence in dementia care. We began to introduce the necessity of good, adaptive design two editions…
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It’s Always Good to Share
May 8, 2014
The Malnutrition Pathway (Managing Adult Malnutrition in the Community), established by a multi-professional expert consensus panel, is developing an online area for sharing, recognising and promoting good practice. Project to…
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Are New GP Inspection Plans A Step Too Far?
May 8, 2014
A new method of gathering evidence The most significant change this year to the way Practices are inspected by the CQC is that a GP, a specialist inspector and a…
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The King’s Crown!
May 8, 2014
Mouth Cancer Awareness Although it’s a bit early, as Mouth Cancer Awareness Month is November 2014, it is time to think about stocking the Blue Ribbon Badges at the reception…
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It Makes Good Television
May 7, 2014
Nonagenarians calling desperately for the toilet or harassed care staff dealing roughly with an obstreperous human being, grab our attention. But they do nothing for the reputation of the care…
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What’s Going On?
May 7, 2014
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) this week published further analysis of the September 2013 Learning Disability Census data. The census is a count of people with learning…
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