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Smarter Regulation – what it means for providers? (Part II – Understanding CQC’s new vision)
July 22, 2021
In a bold new vision, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has set out a strategy, which it says combines “learning and experience” with “valuable contributions from the public, service providers”…
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Activities in Late Stage Dementia
July 21, 2021
Caring for service users living with late-stage dementia is all about preserving dignity and promoting comfort and quality of life. The person may no longer be able to respond verbally,…
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Work Positive CI: Dealing with Workplace Stress
July 20, 2021
In Ireland, healthcare staff have reported high rates of anxiety and depression, particularly since the COVID -19 pandemic began. Evidence of long-term impacts such as post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety…
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Podcast: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
July 20, 2021
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme was in introduced by the UK Government in March 2020 in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Nikita Passi, a Solicitor in the Employment team at…
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Why People and Communities are central to the CQC’s new strategy (Part I – Understanding CQC’s new vision)
July 20, 2021
What social care providers should take away from the CQC’s new vision In a bold new vision, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has set out a strategy, which it says…
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Cyber CQC – Shading your information to show the quality of your service
July 19, 2021
Promises Promises! As we leaf through the CQC Strategy From 2021, we see a technological rebirth for the regulator; full of promises we have heard before, but with an assurance that…
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Horizon Scan (Last Update: 30.06.2021)
July 19, 2021
Updated Nurses’ Code of Professional Conduct 11th May 2021 The Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland would like to remind all registered nurses and midwives that the updated Code of…
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Music and Dementia
July 16, 2021
“Where words fail, music speaks” (Hans Christian Andersen) Music stimulates more parts of the brain than any other human function (Mannes, 2011). There is clear potential in the power of…
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