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How well do we really know the people we care for?
November 24, 2020
I was feeling a bit out of sorts this morning. Tired, achy, grumpy and unmotivated. I’m sure you know that feeling. Anyway, as I nursed my double shot latte in…
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Taking Positive Risks
November 19, 2020
“Life itself is a risk. We cannot eliminate risk without eliminating the person.” Professor Rhonda May What is it that makes us so uncomfortable when a service user wants to…
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Top 10 Tips to improve flu vaccine uptake in care home and home care staff
November 19, 2020
This year is not a typical year. On average, flu kills over 11,000 people each year and hospitalises many more. The potential impact of flu and COVID-19 circulating at the…
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Ordering Medication Using Proxy Access: Guidance for Care Homes and GP Practices (Last update: 16.11.20)
November 16, 2020
What is Proxy Access? People can use online services for booking appointments, ordering repeat prescriptions, and to view information that their GP practice holds about them in their Patient record.…
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Out of sight – who cares? Restraint, segregation and seclusion review – Lessons for all sectors
November 13, 2020
Out of Sight: Who Cares? The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published an excellent and much needed review of restrictions and restraint in services for people with learning disabilities or…
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Raising Awareness of Epilepsy
November 12, 2020
It’s Epilepsy awareness month in the US – and we think it should be here too! Did you know new diagnosis of Epilepsy is not only most prevalent in children,…
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Q&A with Christine Asbury: Innovation and technology
November 4, 2020
The article was first published on Care Management Matters (CMM) READ THE ARTICLE HERE Earlier this year, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) published an article entitled, How technology can support…
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Right Support, Right Care, Right Culture
October 26, 2020
CQC launch new guidance to support autism and/or learning disability services. Getting it right Updating their approach to registering autism and learning disability services, CQC has launched Right Support, Right…
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