Professional Comment

By Ben Kilbey – Business Development Manager, Spearhead Healthcare

The last thing any care home wants to have to deal with is an elderly resident falling in their home. However, with over 255,000 hospital

By Peter James, partner in safety, health and environment team, BLM and Edward Sainsbury, partner in disease team, BLM

By James Botterill, Director, HSSP Architects (www.hssparchitects.co.uk)

Supporting people with dementia and its devastating impact is one of the greatest health and social care challenges of modern times. The

By Sally Prescott, Leadership Coach & Founder of Zest for Life (www.zflltd.com)

INTRODUCTION

Trust is at the core of all relationships. Without it relationships are much more likely to fail.

By Claire Fretwell, Head of Learning, Development and Talent at Exemplar Health Care (:www.exemplarhc.com)

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has challenged our industry to think differently and creatively about recruitment, especially when it

By Victoria Sylvester, Director of Acacia Training (acaciatraining.co.uk)

Two news reports sit side by side. One is about the lost generation of young people, at risk of being left behind because they can’t get a job.

By Martin Chitty (employment partner) and Andrew Litchfield (health & safety partner) at Growling WLG (www.gowlingwlg.com)

The situation surrounding COVID-19 continues to evolve. Employers need to stay on top of developments as lockdown eases by complying

By James Sage, Partner at Royds Withy King (www.roydswithyking.com) A recent study by the Daily Express indicated that there has been a significant increase (66%)

By Rebecca Bridgement, managing director at Radish Care homes and assisted living environments across the country have been on the frontline of this pandemic and

By David Liddle, CEO of conflict management consultancy The TCM Group

Carers have been at the front line during the COVID19 pandemic, so it’s hardly surprising that experts are suggesting the experience has

By Mathew Faulkner and Jo Lloyd, www.care-theme.co.uk

It’s commonplace to hang pictures in residents’ rooms or common areas in care homes to help people feel more at home. But it goes deeper

By Jade McGowan, activities coordinator for Renaissance Care’s Jesmond Aberdeen home. Of my 18 years in care, I’ve worked at Renaissance Care’s Jesmond Care Home

By Peter Seldon, CEO, Consultus Care and Nursing

Despite herculean efforts of front line carers, the Covid-19 crisis has shone a spotlight on the nation’s care system and shown how urgently