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Discover the latest insights and updates from across the Adult Social Care sector. Our dedicated space brings you a curated selection of articles, news, and best practice guidance to keep you informed and connected. Explore our categories to easily find the content that matters to you.

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Advantages and Risks

November 25, 2013
If you manage a care home for people with learning disability it may be that occasionally you find yourself justifying why residential group living is still appropriate for your client…
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The most awful Game of Chess…

November 22, 2013
The care brokerage team have been on the phone constantly these past few weeks. There are lots of new cases to be sourced and urgently. The hospital is under huge…
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Fishy Research

November 21, 2013
“It’s brain,” I said; “pure brain! What do you do to get like that, Jeeves? I believe you must eat a lot of fish, or something”  P.G. Wodehouse Eating fish…
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Monitor

November 21, 2013
There are a whole stack of laws which combine to govern how we practice. Most of them are directly related to healthcare or the issues of governance in our clinical…
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Maternity rights – less legislation, more humanity please.

November 21, 2013
Vanessa James, writing in People Management, examines a hardening of attitudes by small employers towards maternity rights. She highlights some of the dilemmas that such employers face over maternity leave…
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Can we do better?

November 21, 2013
A recent study carried out for the Association of Dental Groups (ADG), which represents private dentists, found that patients are going to their GP with concerns over their oral health…
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Flu Vaccinations

November 18, 2013
Alongside our preparations for winter pressure planning and the Christmas and New Year service, it is also time to speak to staff about Flu vaccinations. Promoting infection prevention and control…
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Let’s Get Involved

November 15, 2013
There was an eye-catching headline on the BBC website this week. “Nursery toothbrushing saves £6m in dental costs” Many of you may not have heard of the ‘Childsmile’ project. This…
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