Expert Insights

I have worked in social care for a number of years and have found there to be one major negative aspect. As a Homecare worker you are regularly visiting Service…

Abolition of GP Practice boundaries At a presentation of the new GP contract for 2014/2015, it was announced that practice boundaries would be abolished in October 2014 to offer improved…

The importance of fibre for digestive health has been known about for some time. Increasing fibre intake through including plenty of fruit and vegetables and wholegrains  in the diet are…

There is an uncanny relationship between protestations of carers convicted of abuse at Hillcroft Nursing Home and our experience of those few carers who have the wrong temperament to work…

The importance of being organised and its impact on being safe should never be underestimated. My mother always told me “clean up as you go.” That was the advice when,…

The new GDC Standards state for the first time that we ‘must’ listen to our patients.  As well as listening, we should be actively encouraging communication.   Successful communication is the…

Media headlines this week have suggested that sugar is the new tobacco – a public addictive health hazard and a major cause of obesity and diabetes.  A new campaign group…

Putting together a report in response to a safeguarding allegation can be a difficult and daunting task. Where do you start? I always start my reports by giving some context…