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Saving our Bacon?
February 28, 2014
Whilst the cure for Alzheimer’s disease remains a distant hope, preventative strategies are important and studies with findings that may help to reduce the burden of dementia in society are…
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Dementia Care: The Stigma of Dementia
February 28, 2014
Doing with, not to While it may be a largely accurate statement to say that as most of the major dementias progress in both terms of time and severity the…
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“I Can’t Get to Work”
February 27, 2014
– it’s floods, snow, severe weather warning, a sinkhole in the road…. This is one call any hard-pressed employer dreads and the solution may well be beyond the reach of…
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Brain Food
February 27, 2014
Our clinical jobs are sometimes all-consuming and very often stressful and tiring. Amongst all the demands on our time from running a business, caring for patients and being involved in…
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Clinical Negligence
February 25, 2014
1. Clinical negligence covers NHS and privately funded hospitals Following a discussion at a recent meeting I thought I would write about Clinical Negligence. Negligence is the breach of a…
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What’s the Plan?
February 25, 2014
Sensible life planning by authorities for adults with learning disabilities produces the best outcomes and is the most cost effective for commissioners. So why do so few authorities plan for…
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Hard to Swallow – Caring for Dysphagia
February 21, 2014
Dysphagia is the medical term for swallowing difficulties. A normal swallow requires normal function and coordination of our respiratory, oral, pharyngeal, laryngeal and oesophageal structures (essentially mouth, throat or the…
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Do I Need to Know About TUPE?
February 21, 2014
If you outsource services such as catering or cleaning then you most probably will need to know about TUPE at some point. If you plan to buy or sell your…
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