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Discover the latest insights and updates from across the Adult Social Care sector. Our dedicated space brings you a curated selection of articles, news, and best practice guidance to keep you informed and connected. Explore our categories to easily find the content that matters to you.

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Us versus Them – Attitudes to Homecare

November 29, 2013
Research  The Guardian Professional and the Department of Health have recently published their research into Attitudes to Homecare in England. Over 60,000 people received the survey and 1443 completed and…
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Putting sugar on potatoes and salt on puddings – exploring the difficulties of eating with dementia

November 28, 2013
Putting sugar on potatoes and salt on puddings – exploring the difficulties of eating with dementia Growing awareness of the rising problem of dementia has placed it on the government…
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A Living Wage?

November 28, 2013
We all want a living wage and many of us aspire to more. Yet an increasing amount of employment is at National Minimum Wage (NMW) levels. Furthermore, the fact that…
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Festive Lights: Risk to Service Users?

November 27, 2013
Switching on all over the country This evening I was faced with a tedious diversion as the town festive light display was being switched on. This involves a few tastefully…
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Would You?

November 27, 2013
New Contract, New Question The new GP contract has been hailed as a significant breakthrough after last year`s around the 2013/14 negotiations.  GPC chairman Dr Chaand Nagpaul said the deal…
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Dental Practices Miss Opportunities with Social Media!

November 27, 2013
Free advertising!                                                                                                               The Office for National Statistics says that the number of Britons going online has doubled since 2006 and almost half of the 33 million current UK internet users…
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Advantages and Risks

November 25, 2013
If you manage a care home for people with learning disability it may be that occasionally you find yourself justifying why residential group living is still appropriate for your client…
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The most awful Game of Chess…

November 22, 2013
The care brokerage team have been on the phone constantly these past few weeks. There are lots of new cases to be sourced and urgently. The hospital is under huge…
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