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Nutrients of concern in an ageing population

May 6, 2016
It is well recognised that we are living longer. Average life expectancy in the UK is 82.8 years for women and 79 years for men. But while life expectancy has…
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Developing Supervision within the Welsh Care Environment

May 4, 2016
Last week I wrote about the Welsh care environment and the benefits of clinical supervision for all Welsh staff directly involved in delivering care and support. This week I am…
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The cost of dependency

May 3, 2016
Having people with disabilities rely on the state to subsist ignores the benefits to society of supporting them to work. I rarely peruse The Economist (call me an airhead, but…
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Clinical Supervision in Welsh Adult Social Care in 2016

May 1, 2016
In this article I am beginning to consider the benefits of clinical supervision for all Welsh staff directly involved in delivering care and support. It is a theme I will…
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Staff Handbook Policies – Contractual or Non-contractual?

April 30, 2016
A Staff Handbook is the ideal platform for those policies and procedures that are important to a business but that an employer does not want to make contractual between themselves…
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Changing directions for the Care Inspectorate

April 29, 2016
At the Care Roadshow in Glasgow on 19th of April, we heard about and had some discussion of the current changes which the Care Inspectorate is beginning to introduce in…
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GAPS in diets for autism

April 29, 2016
This week, the nutrition blog returns to the subject of restrictive diets, to look at the GAPS diet that has been advocated, although not by any mainstream scientific body or…
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Look Forward to the View

April 27, 2016
The General Practice Forward View Well it’s out; NHS England has published the long awaited General Practice Forward View, setting out support for primary care over the next five years.…
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