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Progress on the Keys to Life Scottish strategy
April 5, 2017
The Care Inspectorate registers and regulates care services in Scotland, as well as having a scrutiny function over the care and social service sector generally. It has recently published its…
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Can a cuppa a day keep dementia away?
April 5, 2017
We do love a good cup of tea in the UK. According to the Tea Council, we drink 65 million cups daily, and it is often said rather jokily that…
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Does an incompetent handling of a grievance give rise to an inference of discrimination?
April 5, 2017
In the case of Kent Police v Bowler UKEAT/0214/16/RN the EAT has held that just because a grievance may have been handled in an incompetent and lackadaisical manner this…
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Don’t let your past rule your future
April 3, 2017
Can you be a CQC Registered Manager with a spent conviction? I went to a party at Christmas time, and a couple walked in after my husband and I. ‘I…
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What Directors need to know about Corporate Manslaughter?
March 29, 2017
Introduction The Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act 2007 came into force on the 6 April 2008. Under this legislation, it is possible for health and social care providers both public…
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Top tips for keeping older people hydrated
March 29, 2017
National Food and Hydration Week aims to raise the importance of getting these elements right for all of us. With the help of our friends and supporters at Unilever…
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Training a Receptionist to become a Health Care Assistant?
March 29, 2017
Health Care Assistants (HCAs) and Infection Control GP practices have in the past and are continuing into the future to train willing and enthusiastic receptionists to become Health Care Assistants.…
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A (small) proposed change to how we make best interests decisions
March 29, 2017
I’ve written already about the proposed new Liberty Protection Safeguards. These will make life a bit easier for providers, by making it the responsibility of the commissioners of services, or…
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