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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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New standards for health and social care in Scotland
January 30, 2016
Registered health and social care services in Scotland are inspected and regulated using the National Care Standards. These are also used by service users and their carers in choosing and…
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Employee dismissed for taking a bribe
January 24, 2016
Bribery is the act of giving or receiving something of value to influence a transaction. The Bribery Act 2010 consolidated the law on bribery into a single piece of legislation,…
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Exclusivity in Zero Hours Contracts
January 15, 2016
Zero hours contracts have been the subject of much debate in the media recently, particularly in relation to the way in which workers do not know, from one week to…
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Evaluating Progress in Personalisation
October 31, 2015
Keys to Life The Scottish Government introduced Keys to Life in 2013 as a ten-year strategic policy to increase inclusion and improved lifestyles for people with learning disability and their…
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Doped! Over-prescribing of anti-psychotic drugs to people with learning disabilities
September 15, 2015
The news that people with learning disabilities are being prescribed anti-psychotic medication inappropriately reminds me of the ‘chemical cosh’ situations of the bad old days. We need to ask questions…
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Getting a good report
September 11, 2015
This week I’ve been teaching some students about writing mental health tribunal reports. I’ve been compiling some materials for this, and one of these is a news story about Judge…
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Acting appropriately
September 4, 2015
A new Home Office report has highlighted a gap in the protection of vulnerable people who find themselves being interviewed by the police. Since the Police and Criminal Evidence Act…
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