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Infection control policy and the importance of risk assessment
October 17, 2014
An infection control policy is required within every workplace environment. An infection control policy in an office setting will be different to one in a dentist or GP surgery, or…
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All present and correct, or rather, all well??
October 16, 2014
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development reports that there is an increase in “presenteeism”, that is, employees coming to work when ill. Furthermore, research by an insurance group reveals…
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Not to be sniffed at
October 16, 2014
Memories can be triggered by different sensations; a song, an image, an item of clothing. Using different senses to help with transition can make for some unusual practice. I have…
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Tough love!
October 10, 2014
Many of you will have children of varying ages, and some of you will have experienced the trials and traumas of bringing up young people who think – They know…
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CQC’s new approach
October 10, 2014
The CQC began using a new approach to inspect and regulate GP and GP out-of-hours services on 1 October 2014. The inspections are much more in-depth, using ‘Intelligent Monitoring’ to…
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It’s good to talk
October 10, 2014
I managed to escape the office for a couple of hours this week to chair a service users’ forum. The last time I visited the scheme felt like a couple…
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Grading care service quality in Scotland
October 10, 2014
It is interesting that the CQC is moving to a rating system for care services which are inspected. In Scotland, there has been grading of inspected care services since April…
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Prepare to be filmed
October 10, 2014
The latest decision to endorse secret filming in the care sector is inevitably controversial. It is difficult to predict the outcome and there must be a risk of serious unintended…
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