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New combined health and social care standards are to be finalised in Scotland from April 2017, and introduced from April 2018. I have been writing about the introduction process in…

A senior judge in the Court of Protection has just brought out guidance, on how to enable people who might lack capacity to take part in the Court cases about…

  How long should we retain various records in our practices? This question often causes confusion and in this article it is hoped that some common myths can be dispelled.…

  What training is mandatory for practice staff? Does your practice have a list of what it considers to be mandatory training for staff? Who really knows what training is…

November 16th was World COPD Day, and what better to celebrate it than by improving our knowledge of this condition, and discussing nutrition management. Firstly, do we know what it…

As I was driving home last night at 8pm after doing the ‘mum’s taxi’ bit, the motorway overhead signs were flashing ‘Gritting in Progress’, I had the car heating belting…

  Dental team members need to show that the care they provide meets the standards expected by regulators. They must also have systems in place to monitor and constantly improve…

Social care has been moving inexorably over past decades, from a heavily medicalised model with an emphasis upon disease and disability, towards a more distinctly social model. This has led…