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Introduction Following on from my last blog “contractors on site”, I expand on the topic of “Permits to Work”. The requirement for a permit is where work required has a…

The Scottish Minister for Mental Health has launched a new ten-year strategy to improve mental health services. This is a welcome development, as questions have been raised in the Scottish…

  The National Living Wage (NLW) was introduced as part of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) Regulations in April 2016 and governs the hourly rate at which workers aged over…

On 6th March CQC launched the ‘Worked up? Speak up’ campaign to get more over-60s to speak up about their experience of Care. Why is it important? Orchestral Manoeuvres So…

We know that often an inability to travel independently is a barrier to people with learning disabilities fully participating in society, and being in control of their own lives. Because…

Introduction As the weather improves, the window cleaner welcomes in the spring with shiny windows and the first cut of grass is done. You might be forgiven for missing the…

  “‘When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’” In Alice Through the…

In the previous blog, we wrote about how the use of a mobile phone by a support worker resulted in an increase in the vulnerability of a service user and…