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Don’t serve up food poisoning this Christmas

December 13, 2013
The Turkey Risk Whilst the increased number of deaths in winter is well known, the specific risk Christmas holidays pose is less well documented; figures rise for traffic accidents, accidental…
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Are you sure you’re sure?

December 11, 2013
Supporting people with learning disabilities who do not communicate verbally or who have multiple sensory needs presents a real challenge when it comes to their involvement in the care process.…
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Back pay of £340,000 to Care Workers ordered by HMRC

December 9, 2013
Investigations by HMRC have revealed that some 2,400 care workers have been underpaid in relation to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and subsequent fines on employers have totalled over £110,000.…
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Pay our Silent Army what they deserve

December 6, 2013
It’s cold outside… The chatter in the office this week has been about the weather and how bad the conditions are and how they are meant to worsen. We sit…
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Tis the Season to be Jolly … and Eat in Moderation

December 5, 2013
Are you planning a festive feast for your staff or service users?  The BNF nutrition blogs for December will look at nutrition over the festive season from the party season…
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Can you Tell me Where it Hurts?

December 5, 2013
WARNING:  This article contains material that some readers may find distressing. Do we understand the evidence of pain in service users who are profoundly learning disabled? In a career of…
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Bring Back Common Sense – Lessons from a Failed Inspection

December 5, 2013
Failure is supposed to be a great teacher Just do a Google search on ‘learning from failure’ and the quotes from the great and the good are endless: ‘’It’s fine…
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Poor Quality Practices to Face a Weapon of Destruction

December 5, 2013
We need to up our game A recent article in GP Magazine reported that the CQC Chief Inspector of General Practice Professor Steve Field has warned GPs who deny there…
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