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CQC Provider Feedback Survey- The results are in
December 27, 2013
This week the CQC have published the results of their Provider Feedback survey undertaken with Adult Social Care providers from October 2013. Providers were encouraged to engage with the CQC…
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The Sunshine Vitamin this Winter
December 27, 2013
December may seem a strange time to discuss the sunshine vitamin D. However, 2013 has not only seen a plethora of studies heralding its potential role in the prevention of…
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‘Let’s Haggle….’ The weird world of commissioner/provider relationships
December 27, 2013
Can we really be altruistic about care provision where profit is involved, and how can we work more effectively with those who buy our services? I have been accused in…
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New Year Resolutions
December 27, 2013
Here we go again! At the beginning of 2013, my resolutions remained intact for at least a week which I actually thought was pretty good going. I stayed off sticky…
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GP practices are not always doing the necessary employment checks – CQC
December 23, 2013
In order to demonstrate compliance with the performance standard of CQC, NHS funded providers should be able to show that they comply with the’ NHS Employment Checks Standards’. Check the…
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Handling Complaints
December 23, 2013
What is a complaint? For most of us working as care providers the word ‘complaint’ fills us with trepidation and we often feel defensive when someone lets us know they…
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It’ll be lonely this Christmas
December 20, 2013
I love getting out and about to meet service users and family members and hearing their experiences of homecare however due to the busy and often hectic nature of the…
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When Guidelines Make Sense for Both Dentists and Dietitians
December 19, 2013
Both UK and World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines recommend that free or added sugars (Non-milk extrinsic sugars or NMES) intakes are limited to less than 10% of total energy intake.…
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