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I have been working recently with rehabilitation services, and I am struck by the very effective outcome based approach to support they use. This is perhaps because of the very…

About Ebola Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a rare but severe infection caused by the Ebola virus. Since early this year there has been a large outbreak of Ebola virus…

Music can be such a huge part of people’s everyday lives. Recent research has shown that music has a very positive effect on employees and boosts workplace productivity. The study…

Mencap has warned of a shortage of specialist nurses trained to care for people with learning disabilities, which they say is putting the lives of thousands of vulnerable people at…

Understanding the narrative, or `life story`, of a patient is way more important than we tend to credit to. We blithely put headings in the notes such as `Social History`,…

Recently questions have been asked about the need to wear that traditional business uniform: the suit. At QCS we have just reviewed the Policy and Procedure on Employee’s Appearance. A…

I have noticed that with each passing year people rather subtly begin to speak differently to me. One striking difference is that people often now say to me as we…

Employers have a duty of care to their healthcare workers and need to provide suitable and sufficient instruction, information and training. This is to ensure that the workforce are competent…