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With a Cold Snap Looming, Can Employers Make Deductions From Pay If Employees Can’t Get To Work?

November 30, 2017
Businesses face the prospect of a fall in productivity, either due to absenteeism, employees being unable to complete work, or a combination of the two as weather conditions worsen as…
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Preparing Your Service for Re-registration in Wales

November 30, 2017
  For those care providers based in Wales, The Registration and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 is now upon us and re-registration of care services is imminent. Care…
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Pressures On The Care Home Sector

November 30, 2017
  At a recent conference of Scottish Care and care service providers, serious concerns were expressed about the future of care home services. Providers expressed concerns about the workforce, and…
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My Foot!

November 30, 2017
  When was the last time we thought deeply about our feet? When was the last time you gave them your care and attention? Our feet are probably the most…
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Introducing Tim Dallinger, Welsh Care and Social Services Inspectorate Specialist

November 24, 2017
Firstly, I should introduce myself having just joined the QCS team as a contributor. I have been active in the care sector in Wales since 1987 and in that time…
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Put Your Nutrition Specs on When Working With Older People

November 24, 2017
That’s what the Malnutrition Task Force and Age UK urge following their recent State of the Nation report, which aims to shine a light on the scale and challenges of…
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Government Announces The Employment Tribunal Refund Scheme

November 23, 2017
Who Does This Affect? Following the recent decision by the Supreme Court in July 2017, whereby tribunal fees were held to be unlawful, the Government has subsequently announced that the…
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Medicines in Care – A Strategy for Excellence

November 22, 2017
  The NHS in Scotland has published a strategy document on how pharmaceutical services will be improved across the country in coming years. The strategy covers nine main areas for…
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