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Grow your Own Talent
March 29, 2018
Finding the elusive gold that is quality manager with the right values and skills is tricky, but to then lose them is a frustration. We keep hearing that we…
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MCA in Nursing Homes
March 29, 2018
Get the Basics Right Most of you will know by now that I do get bees in my bonnet and am likely to let them fly in your direction and…
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Reasonable Adjustments at the Optician
March 26, 2018
This month our blog is written by Paul Scarrott, who is one of our learning disabled trustees. Paul was keen to share an example of how a company (in this…
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Care But No Control
March 16, 2018
The Birmingham and Solihull NHS Trust have recently given an apology to the family of Janice Smith who was killed by her son Kaysley over 5 years ago. This tragic…
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Agency Worker Rights
March 15, 2018
A recent case in the Employment Appeal Tribunal (Kocur v Royal Mail) has brought clarification to the rights of agency workers under the Agency Worker Regulations 2010. What are the…
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Pathway to CQC Registration – Part 2 A Brief Guide from Submission to first glance by a Registration Inspector
March 15, 2018
In part one of my Registration blog we looked at ‘Pathway to CQC Registration – Part 1 a brief guide from before the application to submission’ Parting with your…
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Duty of Candour is Coming to Scotland
March 13, 2018
I was discussing the onset of Duty of Candour in Scotland with a colleague who works in operations within health and social care, and we both agreed that care…
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Swallowing Difficulties – A Serious Issue
March 12, 2018
Swallowing Awareness Day 2018 is on March 14th and provides us with a good opportunity to reflect on how Dysphagia (the medical term for swallowing difficulties) can affect people’s lives.…
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