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Challenges ahead – changing roles in social care
August 16, 2015
There are substantial challenges for the care sector at present. One factor is the current shrinking economy of care, whereby funding is increasingly reduced in this time of public austerity.…
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Care Regulation in Wales – Friend or Foe?
August 13, 2015
The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act (SSAW) 2014, will come into force in Wales from April 2016. This is the first overarching regulatory legislation within the Principality for 13…
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Medication for people with learning disabilities in care
August 10, 2015
The NHS in England has released a circular, expressing concern about the over-medication of people with learning disability. In the wake of the Winterbourne View abuse investigation in 2012, staff…
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Supervision: Getting into groups
August 7, 2015
I recently wrote a blog post about the functions of supervision in the context of one-to-one sessions between worker and supervisor. Individual supervision is important and the regulations accompanying the…
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Is a ban on processed meats in hospitals really necessary?
August 2, 2015
Animal Aid’s ‘No Safe Limit’ campaign has called for the removal of processed red meat products from hospital menus. Does this suggest that care homes should also remove processed meat from…
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Health and Social Care – How it should be done
July 30, 2015
Today the new draft model for commissioners of health and social care services is published. Providers with an eye on the future would do well to have a browse. If…
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Dealing with dementia
July 28, 2015
The NHS tells us that dementia is caused by a higher than normal loss of brain cells, normally due to a build-up of unusual proteins in the brain. This damage…
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Last days of school
July 25, 2015
By the age of 18, most young people are nearing the end of their tolerance for formal education. For those with additional needs, is age a reason to remove them…
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