When Are Covert Recordings Deemed Acceptable?
Tina Chander is a partner and head of the Employment team at leading Midlands law firm, Wright Hassall Over the last decade, the issue of… Read More
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Professional Comment
What Technology Can Reveal About Your Care Home and How it Can Help Ensure it Meets CQC Standards
Changes to the PIR or Provider Information Return only came into force in August, but they herald an important sea-change in the inspection process. In… Read More
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Don’t Undervalue Our National Treasures
By Mario Kreft MBE, Chair of Care Forum Wales The people who work in care homes and domiciliary care companies are national treasures and they… Read More
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Can Body Cameras Reduce Violence and Aggression in the Care Industry?
A staggering 71% of care home workers have faced violence and aggression in their workplace, with the most common type of abuse being verbal. In… Read More
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Managing The Performance Of Staff
Sadly, the care home profession is too often in the media for the wrong reasons. Earlier this year, many reported on an “alarming rise in… Read More
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How To Adapt Your Environment For Dementia Care
With one in 14 UK citizens over the age of 65 suffering from dementia , it’s clear that the care sector and society as a… Read More
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Immigration – Settlement Scheme
Are you an EU citizen residing in the UK? If so, you’re probably more than a little concerned about how Brexit will affect you and… Read More
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Will Exercising While Seated Improve the Health of Frail Older Adults?
Volunteer residents at a care home are taking part in a new University of Birmingham study aimed at assessing whether exercising while seated can improve… Read More
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Fall Prevention – Tips to Prevent Falls
If you have suffered a fall in the past or have become a little unsteady it’s only natural to worry about what will happen if… Read More
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Leading the Charge for Positivity in Insurance
Insurance, overall, has a poor reputation. Whether people perceive that they pay large premiums and get nothing back from them, or that greedy insurers do… Read More
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Engagement in Care!
The Care organisations have been under great pressure in recent years, from facing the uncertainty that goes with Brexit to a variety of NHS cuts,… Read More
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Grieve Pushes for CCTV in All Care Homes – Legal Comment
Dominic Grieve MP is promoting a new law to make it compulsory to have CCTV cameras in care homes. He is hoping to secure a… Read More
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The Sad Side Of Christmas
By Dr Gero Baiarda, Private GP & Primary Care Dermatologist at GPDQ, the UK’s first doctor-on-demand app Christmas Day will soon be upon us. For… Read More
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7 Ways to Avoid Catching the Flu
Influenza (also known as flu) is a very common infectious disease which spreads easily and can have serious consequences for some people. Most flu infection… Read More
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Care, Comfort And Cost: How Your Approach To Energy Can Improve All Three
Independent energy consultant Joss Clarke offers guidance to care providers keen to take a proactive approach to their energy use. When discussing energy solutions, it… Read More
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