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Are we Getting any Closer to Improving our Management of Malnutrition?
October 31, 2014
Malnutrition is common in all types of care homes and hospitals, all types of wards and diagnostic categories. Nearly three million people in the UK at any one time are…
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Infection Control – Information, Instruction and Training
October 31, 2014
Information, instruction and training for healthcare workers has evolved. This blog explores those changes and why those changes are important in the world today. Duty of Care Employers have a…
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New CQC Toolkits now available
October 29, 2014
QCS are pleased to announce the launch of our new Fundamental Standards Draft Guidance and Stakeholder Surveys to enable you to prepare for inspection under the CQCs ‘Fresh Start’. In…
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Responsibilities of the employee
October 27, 2014
In the previous article the responsibilities of the employer were reviewed. In this article we will outline the responsibilities of the employee in greater detail. Everyone at work has a…
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Social media – it’s good to ‘chat’, isn’t it?
October 27, 2014
The effects of social media Social media is used by billions of people every day for marketing, news and as a tool for business. Popular social media sites, such as…
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NHS funding – thinking the unthinkable
October 24, 2014
Last week saw controversy over the NHS policy of now providing GPs with an extra payment of £55 for each diagnosis of dementia they make. The intention of this appears…
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Honesty is the best policy
October 24, 2014
Last week we heard the sad news that the beautiful, self-effacing and gracious Lynda Bellingham had passed away after a yearlong battle with colon cancer. In her final interview given…
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The little things
October 24, 2014
It’s budget setting time again, and a manager’s thoughts turn to saving money. But how can we engage staff and service users in making sure costs don’t run away with…
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