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The Bi-Polar Journey
August 13, 2018
Bi-polar disorder got back in the news earlier this year when Mariah Carey revealed her battle with this mental disorder over many years. First just a few words about…
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Why Planning ahead for Incidents is Essential for your Service
August 13, 2018
Hot days bring on safety thoughts In life, we often only think to plan for those events that happen infrequently when they are upon us, you will have had…
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Person – Centred Care in 5 Minutes!
July 16, 2018
When someone has Dementia, it is all too easy to just see the illness and forget about the person they used to be. To deliver truly person -centred care…
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Breaking News – On Call and the National Minimum Wage
July 16, 2018
Breaking News – On call and the National Minimum Wage The Court of Appeal has handed down its long-awaited judgement in MenCap v Tomlinson-Blake. The Court was asked whether carers…
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Taking a CQC Registered Service rated Inadequate and making it Good!
July 16, 2018
How do you feel about comparisons? My daughter’s face is screwed up tight. Her big blue eyes have almost vanished. Comparing kids I’ve made the mistake of comparing…
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A New Mental Health Act – Progress So Far
June 22, 2018
I wrote an article in October last year about the terms of reference for a major review into the Mental Health Act (Rights and Risks – The Debate About…
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We all have accessible information standards, don’t we?
June 12, 2018
My eyesight is not what it was twenty years ago, progressively I find myself straining more and more to read the top shelf in the supermarket and interpret my…
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Restraint and Deprivation of Liberty: Top five things you need to know!
June 11, 2018
Recently I gave you five ‘Top Tips’ on the framework of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA). Here, as promised, are a further five top tips: about what health and social…
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