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Remember, Remember….November is Mouth Cancer Awareness Month!

October 31, 2016
Background November is Mouth Cancer Awareness Month. Each year around 300,000 cases of oral cancer are diagnosed worldwide. In the United Kingdom around 20 new cases of oral cancer are…
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Activity Provision Is Vital for Health and Well-Being

October 31, 2016
Can you imagine sitting in the same spot for hours on end looking at the same unchanging scenery? This happened to a colleague of mine who travelled the width of…
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Can You Reject a Flexible Working Request?

October 31, 2016
All employees with at least 26 weeks’ continuous service with their employer have the right to make a request to work flexibly, provided they have not already made a request…
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Show me the Money! – CQC and Your Financial Viability

October 31, 2016
The Call When I was in my early 20s I worked for an insurance company.  I think my strangest encounter was a gentleman phoning in for a car quotation.  He…
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Learning Disabled People Can Have Adventures Too!

October 31, 2016
Excited is a word that’s come up a lot in the office this month, as Dawn, Paul and Shaun have been preparing for to join Justice for LB campaigners on…
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Changes to Home Care in Scotland

October 23, 2016
There are signs of forthcoming changes coming about in how people are cared for in Scotland, with more emphasis placed on Home Care. Government policy is to move the focus…
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Person-Centred Care and Reflective Practice

October 23, 2016
Achieving truly person-centred care and support is a central objective of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act, 2014. Conversely, this means moving away from practice which is less flexible,…
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Fighting Influenza is no FLUke

October 23, 2016
The more experienced among us know how much prep it takes to fight the flu. There is hardly any reprieve. It starts in the summer with reading new guidance and…
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