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Secret filming in care
February 20, 2015
The Care Quality Commission recently issued a pamphlet guide on the use of secret filming in care services. It did this because it recognised that it was already an established…
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Staying Home
February 13, 2015
Several years ago I was manager of a care home where staff came to me with some concerns. One resident, let’s call her Millie, had been in the home for…
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Policies in care
February 9, 2015
I have been working on several policies this week, and this has led me to think about the purpose and function of policies in a care service. They are very…
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Improving services
January 30, 2015
I think the Government can draw much-needed lessons from two healthcare topics currently in the news. They seem different, but they show a worrying trend in how care support and…
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Getting out
January 23, 2015
There are many examples of how being outdoors in green spaces and close to nature can help to reduce illness and to promote our general health and wellbeing. Dutch research…
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A drink to your health!
January 16, 2015
Recent research reported in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine showed that older people admitted to hospital from care homes were five times more likely to be dehydrated…
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Activity and health
January 9, 2015
Old age does not mean frailty and poor health Researchers at King’s College London have released a dramatic report on a study of the health of older people. The 84…
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Human rights in care
January 5, 2015
A new focus on human rights Human rights seem to be well served in Scotland. We have the Scottish Human Rights Commission established in 2008, which promotes and protects human…
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