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Dry January ends!
February 1, 2017
Not a week goes by where there isn’t some kind of article in the media about society’s increased consumption of alcohol or drugs. If what we read in the press…
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Lonely in Llandrindod?
January 31, 2017
Wales is often characterised as a friendly country bound together by cohesive communities. It’s an anecdotal stereotype but seems to ring true. Never-the-less, the kind of geo-demographic changes that have…
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The impact of social isolation and loneliness on older people
January 31, 2017
I’ve been exploring the research on this topic this week. In the current state of social care, only the most dependent people are being supported and this has led…
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The Control of Electromagnetic Fields at Work Regulations
January 31, 2017
The Control of Electromagnetic Fields at Work Regulations 2016 requires all employers to assess employees’ potential exposure to EMF (Electromagnetic Fields). If the levels of EMF are low and employees…
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These are our Children
January 31, 2017
Dame Christine Lenehan, Director of the Council for Disabled Children, was commissioned by the Department of Health to look into how to improve the quality of care service to children…
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Doing what we can
January 26, 2017
Sometimes we hear about all the bad things happen to people with learning disabilities and their families. Sometimes we go to difficult meetings where the paperwork is not in easy…
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How simple handwashing can prevent the spread of infection
January 25, 2017
Flicking through the morning news on my phone, amongst all the political doom, was a video – ‘Do you know the six steps to clean hands?’. There was also a…
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Is a dismissal fair if the Employer takes into account historic expired warnings?
January 25, 2017
The question for the EAT In Stratford v Auto Trail VR Ltd UKEAT/0116/16 the EAT had to determine whether it was fair for an employer to take into consideration historic…
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