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Working with personal outcomes
March 8, 2017
I have written before about the importance of personal outcomes in providing personal support and care. I think it is useful to look at detailed findings of what works best…
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The Sunday Times – “Cash boost to ease crisis in Social Care”
March 2, 2017
Some of you may have read a report on Page 2 of last Sunday’s (26 February) Sunday Times headed “Cash boost to ease crisis in Social Care”. The article reports…
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I lost my heart once… have you?
March 1, 2017
As the financial squeeze on health and social care increases, have you lost heart? My Great Grandma’s eternity ring, my coat… well maybe two, my nan’s sapphire pendant, my phone-loads,…
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Management and leadership
February 28, 2017
Managing and leading are important in the operation of care services. They are often seen as being combined in one person, the person in charge. However, it is useful to…
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Building partnership in Health and Social care services
February 22, 2017
Scottish legislation came into force in April 2016 to require health and social care services to be provided on an integrated basis across the country by local Health and Social…
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Safeguarding – Dealing with an Incident
February 17, 2017
I couldn’t quite believe what I saw. I turned to the person next to me. Did you see that? Did you see it? I can’t believe it! My heart was…
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Changes for care regulation in Scotland
February 15, 2017
How care services are inspected and regulated in Scotland is undergoing changes, some of which have happened and some are to be implemented in the near future. The following is…
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Random Acts of Kindness
February 13, 2017
A few years ago, I was asked by my boss, who was new to homecare, to write about what he called, Random Acts of Kindness. This was nothing to do…
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