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Provider Information Return (PIR) and Provider Information Collection (PIC)

March 9, 2018
  During 2018 the Provider Information Collection (PIC) will be introduced. A dedicated portal is being developed and you will be able to access your service at any time to…
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Welsh Government Publishes Statutory Guidance

March 7, 2018
In February 2018 the Welsh Government published a document entitled ‘Statutory Guidance’ for service providers and responsible individuals on meeting service standard regulations. This document can be downloaded from the…
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Introducing Senga Currie – Head of Care Development (Scotland)

February 22, 2018
Hello to all Scottish clients, I have recently joined Quality Compliance Systems and I am excited about working with you all, expanding the tools available, and ensuring they are reflective…
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Don’t believe All You Read – Asparagus Has Not Been Shown to Cause Cancer!

February 21, 2018
  Quite strangely, Asparagine, a building block of protein, has hit the news. This followed publication of a study in mice that showed this compound, first identified in asparagus but…
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The Days Are Getting Longer

February 21, 2018
As I write this article on a late afternoon in February, I can definitely say the days are getting longer. So this seems a good time to write about a…
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Reasonable Adjustments – Knowledge of Disability

February 21, 2018
  In order for a worker to pursue a claim for Disability Discrimination they have to first be disabled as defined within the Equality Act 2010 (they have a physical…
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Children and the Age of Consent: 1 Gillick Competence

February 19, 2018
Children and consent to medical treatment can be particularly complex. It is important to treat each case or situation on an individual basis. Under UK Law a child moves into…
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Children and the Age of Consent: 2 Fraser Guidelines for Contraception and Sexual Health

February 15, 2018
The ‘Fraser Guidelines’ specifically relate to contraception and sexual health and are named after Lord Fraser, one of the Lords responsible for the Gillick Judgement of 1983. Lord Fraser progressed…
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