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Community support for mental health
June 9, 2017
The Mental Welfare Commission(Scotland) carried out a 2016 survey of the opinions of people with mental health problems being supported in the community. People were in general satisfied with the…
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Hope and Despair
June 9, 2017
Hope: we celebrate excellent practice This has to be my first point. I know how demoralising it is for an empowering provider, working with people and families so creatively, to…
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Should the National Minimum Wage be payable when employees are carrying out sleep-ins?
June 9, 2017
Overview Following the conjoined cases of Focus Care Industry v Roberts; Frudd v The Partington Group; Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake, the EAT was required to determine whether or not…
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Paul’s trip to Buckingham Palace
June 9, 2017
My Life My Choice recently won The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. To celebrate, we were given an invitation for two representatives from the charity to attend a garden party…
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Are you in control? – Workers subject to passive smoking from service-users
June 9, 2017
Introduction For a worker faced with the prospect of visiting a service user in their own home who smokes when they don’t smoke themselves, can be unpleasant as well as…
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Help to contribute to a better understanding of malnutrition
June 9, 2017
As a service provider, you will know you are required by the Health and Social Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 (Regulation 14) to make sure the individuals in your…
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Safe to be Free
June 9, 2017
With the recent attacks on London and Manchester, how do we strike a balance of safety and liberty in Health and Social Care? The tragic and senseless attacks in Manchester…
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Royal recognition for the Mental Capacity Act
June 5, 2017
I hesitated long and hard in case I seem vain, but I’m going to talk about how the Mental Capacity Act got to Buckingham Palace the other day! I’m truly…
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