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Government Announces Temporary Suspension of HMRC Enforcement Activity

July 27, 2017
Following the announcement by HM Government yesterday that; It has temporarily suspended HMRC enforcement activity over payment of sleep-ins by social care providers until 2 October 2017 and It will…
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Smoking cessation advice in dentistry

July 27, 2017
  Patients who smoke or use tobacco products will reveal their habit in the medical and social histories. Dental team members have a professional and mandatory role to highlight the…
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How can we help people with learning disabilities to improve their health?

July 27, 2017
We know that people with a learning disability have worse health than other people, and die sooner than they should. They are 58 times more likely to die before the…
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Are you in control of what might be in those waterpipes?

July 27, 2017
Introduction Who would have thought that there could be so many risks associated with water or rather what attaches itself to water? Dirty water can, if the conditions are right,…
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Touched by Humanity

July 27, 2017
When the benefits of bridging the generational age gap in Health and Social Care outweigh the disadvantages. Have you ever had a moment when you are caught off guard by…
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Policies and procedures – it’s obvious

July 27, 2017
This is my first article for QCS and I’m really delighted to be here. I wanted to give you a flavour of the person who will be writing for you…
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How did nutrition do in the National Audit of Dementia?

July 21, 2017
The third round of the National Audit of Dementia, with nutrition as a new theme, has just been published. This audit, established in 2008 to examine the quality of care…
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Learning from Scotland’s NHS

July 20, 2017
In times of difficulty for our national health services, it is encouraging to see a positive approach being recognised, by a solution focused investigation. The Nuffield Trust is a health…
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