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Do You Include Tattoos in Your Dress Code Policy?
June 20, 2014
It seems that for many years tattoos were associated with sailors, bikers and thugs. Statistics now show that 1 in 10 people have a tattoo, so it is clear that…
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Lose, Lose Choice!
June 19, 2014
New figures for the admission to hospital of children suffering from dental caries related health problems show amazing differences for fluoridated and non-fluoridated water. This has always been a controversial…
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Can the GPC Really Drive Forward Premises Funding and Development?
June 19, 2014
What is the key aim? You may be aware from the recent posters and information that all GP Practices have received that the General Practitioner Council (GPC) ‘Your GP Cares’…
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Learning From Experience
June 18, 2014
A recent media article debates the fad of ‘disability simulation’ software. Is it disrespectful, or a powerful tool to illustrate the experience of the people we support? In a thought-provoking…
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Dementia Care: Stress and Dementia: A Balancing Act: Good and Bad Stress
June 13, 2014
We all think we know a little about stress. We have all been stressed and many of us will have experienced distress, but if you are reading this blog it…
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Missing Persons
June 13, 2014
This week I answered the phone to one of our (relatively new) carers advising me that they had arrived at the home of their Service User and the gentleman –…
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More Haste, Less Speed?
June 13, 2014
Duplication of visits and untrained inspection teams So, you’ve put in hours of work, prepped as much as you possibly can, assured your staff that this is meant to be…
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Is Shift Work Making Our Workforce Fat and Ill?
June 13, 2014
It is known that inadequate and poor quality sleep is associated with obesity. But there is a growing research base that is showing a detrimental health effect associated with shift…
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