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Are you in control – of your cleaning cupboard?
May 10, 2017
Introduction Regardless of where you work, be that a care home, hospital or a general office, you will find chemicals from sprays to bottles aligning cupboards or cabinets. Whilst most…
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Action on Brain Injury Week: 8 – 14 May
May 9, 2017
Headway is a great charity, and very close to my heart for the way it works within the empowering framework of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA). The charity is devoted…
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Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016
May 8, 2017
When it comes to workforce the Care Council for Wales (CCW) has met for the last time and it has been replaced by Social Care Wales. It will encompass…
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Free personal nursing care in Scotland
May 8, 2017
Free personal and nursing care was introduced by the Scottish government in 2002. It was heralded at the time as an innovative and landmark development for the people of the country.…
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Getting paid whilst being asleep! – Part 2
May 8, 2017
On 20th April, we looked at when employees are entitled to be paid when they sleep in line with the increase to the National Living Wage/National Minimum Wage on 6th…
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The right to be accompanied results in £2 compensation sum
May 8, 2017
Precis Employers will be familiar with the concept of an employee being accompanied to a disciplinary hearing by either a work colleague or trade union official. In terms of the…
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Are you in control – What you need to know about fire safety!
May 8, 2017
Introduction Having a fire in any building or estate can be an unnerving experience. There are many reasons why a fire could occur in any social care environment, from an…
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Techno Techno Techno Techno
May 8, 2017
What have the CQC proposed changes to the prompts got to say about technology? Robots everywhere You may remember pieces on Newsround and Blue Peter where we were told how…
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