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What is in store with CQCs proposed 2016-2021 Strategy? Part 1
April 14, 2016
I hope your week was good. It was the Easter Holidays and we made tracks to Devon. Time to reflect on a new topic. CQC have efficiencies to make as they…
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Cutting Red Tape – Review of Adult Social Care
March 24, 2016
It is a pleasure to be writing my first blog on behalf of QCS. I have spent the past 12+ years working for and with health and social care regulators…
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Euro Care 4: Continence in Ireland – Little things mean a lot!
February 21, 2016
European Public Sector Award One benefit of belonging to the EU has been the extent to which national agencies can develop pan-European initiatives to the benefit of all member states.…
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Absence of choice
February 12, 2016
We often forget that in organising and providing ‘ordinary’ lives for service users, there is something rather precious we omit from the plan. We work really hard to make lots…
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Self-neglect and a duty to intervene ethically
February 7, 2016
I’m taking a break from the series of blogs on European social care this week (although I’ll be looking at best practice examples from Europe over the next couple of…
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How to move people without tears
February 6, 2016
Making sure your staff use safe moving and handling techniques is one thing; making this client centred can be quite another. I was speaking to our Moving and Handling in…
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If music be the food of love…
February 5, 2016
Poor nutrition is commonly experienced by people with dementia. So it was with interest this week to see a new initiative from the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust for the…
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Nature and stress
February 2, 2016
A six month research study carried out by a researcher from Exeter University has shown that watching nature films can reduce anxiety symptoms for people in the early stages of…
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