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In the personalisation of care which is supported by the new Care Act, an important element is the integration of services to support the individual across a wider range of…

We are five years into the implementation of the Equality Act, which was introduced to simplify the law by bringing together existing anti-discrimination legislation. I think it is useful to…

The phrase ‘e-learning’ in care work conjures up people sitting in front of a screen, trying to learn about people skills and how to practice care and support. More technology…

The Rt. Hon. Norman Lamb MP, Minister of State for Care and Support, has set out a consultation paper on the way forward for services for people with learning disability…

The Local Government Minister, Kris Hopkins, has declared that inspection by CQC of local authority commissioning services is unnecessary. This was said in the context of concern expressed at the…

The Chancellor has drawn up plans to unite the budgets of health and social care in Greater Manchester. The Independent newspaper stated that: ‘A new board of health and council…

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…

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…