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All change in health and social services Care services in Scotland, and their regulation, are undergoing major changes in how they operate. I have written about new Health and Social…

  There are around 850,000 people in the UK who currently live with dementia. With an ageing population, more and more older people will need the support of domiciliary and…

NHS Digital website We have been very busy over the past year ensuring our dementia diagnosis and prevalence are correct and have accurate Quality Outcomes Framework (QoF) registers in our…

One of my all-time favourite films is The Blues Brothers, where Carrie Fisher’s character, who had been stood up at the altar, is on a crazy quest to kill the…

Care homes should function as communities in which everyone’s contribution is recognised and valued, all residents, their families and staff members, should have the chance to be involved in the…

Is your mind full with CQC inspection and regulation, or are you using mindfulness and taking it in your stride this Christmas? No room on the shelves I am stacked…

  One of the topics that CQC inspectors will assess during inspections is sharps management. This particularly relates to The European Council Directive 2010/32/EU (the Sharps Directive) which was introduced…

What do people who have learning disabilities think about Christmas? Well, just like the rest of us, it depends on who you ask! We asked a group of My Life…