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A change is the benefit of a rest
August 21, 2015
In the middle of the holiday season, the real benefits of a short break can be remarkable Always when I speak to staff returning from holidays with service users, the…
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Dysphagia – Hard to swallow
August 16, 2015
For many people with severe learning and physical disability, eating and drinking can be distressing and risky. If you support people with very profound and complex needs, you may have…
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Becoming autism aware
August 15, 2015
The new Code of Practice to the Mental Health Act 1983 includes a very useful chapter (Chapter 20) on autism and identifies some areas of good practice for providers of…
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You can ‘C’ why we like fruit and vegetables!
July 12, 2015
Readers of this blog will have had frequent reminders about the importance of the inclusion of plenty of a variety of fruit and vegetable in the diet, and its benefit…
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Service provider feedback and IT
July 11, 2015
A major provider of care and nursing homes has begun to provide each location with iPads for the service users. These are pre-programmed with questionnaires, and space for individual comments.…
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Duty of Candour: Do we have to be compelled to be candid?
July 9, 2015
The Duty of Candour places a responsibility on providers to be open and honest about incidents in the delivery of care. But surely this goes without saying. In March 2015…
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Staff shortages in the social care sector
July 6, 2015
On average, nursing homes receive poorer grading on their performance than residential homes. It is thought that this is caused by staff shortages: the CQC State of Care report showed…
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Caught Short
July 5, 2015
Out and about in the community with profoundly disabled adults can have you desperate for change in more ways than one! I have just signed one of those online petition…
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