Expert Insights
Latest news stories and opinions about the Dental, GP and Care Industries. For your ease of use, we have established categories under which you can source the relevant articles and news items.
Care Planning
Absence of choice
We often forget that in organising and providing ‘ordinary’ lives for service users, there is something rather precious we omit...
Self-neglect and a duty to intervene ethically
I’m taking a break from the series of blogs on European social care this week (although I’ll be looking at...
How to move people without tears
Making sure your staff use safe moving and handling techniques is one thing; making this client centred can be quite...
If music be the food of love…
Poor nutrition is commonly experienced by people with dementia. So it was with interest this week to see a new...
Nature and stress
A six month research study carried out by a researcher from Exeter University has shown that watching nature films can...
Is it on the trolley?
Are we really offering people choices about their lives, or is the choice defined by what we make available, rather...
Exclusivity in Zero Hours Contracts
Zero hours contracts have been the subject of much debate in the media recently, particularly in relation to the way...
You can ‘C’ why we like fruit and vegetables!
Readers of this blog will have had frequent reminders about the importance of the inclusion of plenty of a variety...
Duty of Candour: Do we have to be compelled to be candid?
The Duty of Candour places a responsibility on providers to be open and honest about incidents in the delivery of...
Home Care in the Netherlands
The Scottish Government – as in other parts of the UK – is looking at restructuring the operations of their...