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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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

  The RISCA will be introducing defined responsibilities for providers, responsible individuals (RI) and managers. At one time the thinking was that the Act was going to establish the responsibilities…

Showing Well Led and Caring support in emotional or traumatic circumstances Memories I was reminded yesterday of when my husband went in for an operation last year, he had just…

March saw the publication of the new Parental Leave Policy and Procedure for QCS members. There is generally a lot of confusion around the types of family leave which are…