Expert Insights

In my work, I am often asked, ‘How can I involve the people we support in the work of providing care and support?’ It is a legitimate question, sometimes brought…

Snacking is generally defined as ‘eating outside of main meals’, and is a very common eating behaviour. Many people including children, adolescents and adults from Europe and America snack at…

Introduction Wales has become the first country in the world to adopt a Declaration of the Rights of Older People, which clearly sets out the rights of older people in…

It’s almost two months since the statutory right to request flexible working was extended to all employees, provided they have 26 week’s continuous service and have not made another request…

Oxford evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins has incurred the wrath of thousands with his Twitter comments on Down’s syndrome. Was he really saying what people read? Or was this a case…

There is a common set of faults in the mind-set of General Dental Practitioners and I have to admit to being susceptible to these too. It’s like our default programming…

Strict controls Some prescription medicines are controlled under the Misuse of Drugs legislation and are known as controlled medicines or Controlled Drugs (CDs). CDs are essential in modern clinical care.…

Apparent neglect in Hospitals, Serious case reviews, graphic TV documentaries of abuse in some care settings. It would be easy in the face of all this to decide that social…