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BDA New Policy Statement on malnutrition
August 18, 2017
The British Dietetic Association (BDA) has recently published a new policy statement The Management of Malnourished Adults in All Community and All Health and Care Settings. Who is the BDA? The…
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General practice leases – are there real risks involved for practices in the face of a new lease?
August 18, 2017
The most recent tranche of NHS England ETTF (Estates Technology and Transformation Fund) has been the enabler of a number of large projects relating to schemes to rehouse practices in…
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Access all areas?
August 11, 2017
How easy is it to access your health or social care service? And what is access anyway? Spotlight on Mental Health There is a spotlight currently on the lack of…
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Regular maintenance tasks for ultrasonic baths
August 11, 2017
A significant number of dental practices use an ultrasonic bath to clean instruments prior to or after manual scrubbing and then on to the autoclave. HTM 01-05 suggests that…
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Care Homes Market Study – Competition & Market Authority
August 10, 2017
In July 2017, this study was published. It invites views on their findings so far, our future focus and possible recommendations. I was asked by Care Forum Wales to do…
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Old and young
August 10, 2017
Channel 4 has recently broadcast two programs showing how older people are helped by more interaction with the younger generation. Ten residents of a care home run by St. Monica’s…
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Ombudsman’s focus report on the Mental Capacity Act
August 10, 2017
This is my second blog about the Ombudsman’s report, which is called ‘The Right to Decide: towards a greater understanding of mental capacity and deprivation of liberty’. You can find…
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What Do We Like About Living in the Community?
August 10, 2017
My Life My Choice runs user-led campaigns about issues that our members care about. After watching the Channel 4 Documentary Under Lock and Key, the campaigning group has been looking…
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