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Are You Prepared For A Disaster?
December 13, 2013
What disaster? After enduring three power cuts at home in the last week, each lasting about an hour, my thoughts turned to our practice Business Continuity procedures and ensuring they…
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Don’t serve up food poisoning this Christmas
December 13, 2013
The Turkey Risk Whilst the increased number of deaths in winter is well known, the specific risk Christmas holidays pose is less well documented; figures rise for traffic accidents, accidental…
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Are you sure you’re sure?
December 11, 2013
Supporting people with learning disabilities who do not communicate verbally or who have multiple sensory needs presents a real challenge when it comes to their involvement in the care process.…
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Back pay of £340,000 to Care Workers ordered by HMRC
December 9, 2013
Investigations by HMRC have revealed that some 2,400 care workers have been underpaid in relation to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and subsequent fines on employers have totalled over £110,000.…
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Pay our Silent Army what they deserve
December 6, 2013
It’s cold outside… The chatter in the office this week has been about the weather and how bad the conditions are and how they are meant to worsen. We sit…
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Tis the Season to be Jolly … and Eat in Moderation
December 5, 2013
Are you planning a festive feast for your staff or service users? The BNF nutrition blogs for December will look at nutrition over the festive season from the party season…
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Can you Tell me Where it Hurts?
December 5, 2013
WARNING: This article contains material that some readers may find distressing. Do we understand the evidence of pain in service users who are profoundly learning disabled? In a career of…
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Bring Back Common Sense – Lessons from a Failed Inspection
December 5, 2013
Failure is supposed to be a great teacher Just do a Google search on ‘learning from failure’ and the quotes from the great and the good are endless: ‘’It’s fine…
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