Legal View: Staying In The Green When It Comes To Employees
By Gareth Matthews, employment law partner at MLP Law (www.mlplaw.co.uk) There are many legal considerations for care home managers and operators – not least those
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Professional Comment
When An Inspector Calls…
By Kevin Groombridge, Chief executive, Independent Care Inspections (www.careinspections.co.uk) Practice makes perfect and this philosophy is advisable to achieve a top performance when industry regulator
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Retention of Staff in Social Care
By Ali Al-Mufti, Managing Director of Aria Care Home, a multi-award winning care home in Newport (www.ariacarehome.com) Our workforce is heading towards the exit faster
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Oliver’s Campaign Will Transform Autism and Learning Disabilities Training In Social Care
By Barry Price, QCS (www.qcs.co.uk), Specialist contributor I want to tell you a story of an extraordinary young man. His name was Oliver. The tale
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Transitioning Care from Hospitals to Homes with Technology
By Stephen Pattrick, CEO and co-founder of Newcross Healthcare (www.newcrosshealthcare.com) No matter how excellent the care received, when a person enters a healthcare facility, their
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How To Set Boundaries For People Who Work In Care
By Jess Baker and Rod Vincent are Chartered Psychologists and the authors of The Super-Helper Syndrome: A Survival Guide for Compassionate People (Flint Books, available
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How Can The Care Sector Mitigate Its Staffing Crisis?
By Danielle Garland, Account Director, Magnit (https://magnitglobal.com/) The number of vacant positions within the adult social care sector increased by 52% between 2020 and 2022.
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Five Things To Know About Data Breaches
By Aisha Akhtar, a Solicitor in the Corporate and Commercial team, and James Martin, an Associate Solicitor in the Commercial Dispute Resolution team, at Blacks
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Key Employment Considerations For Care Home Providers
By Lee Ashwood, Employment Director at Freeths LLP (www.freeths.co.uk) With over a decade’s experience of providing employment law advice to care home providers, Lee Ashwood
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How The Digital Revolution In Care Is Delivering The Best Outcomes For Residents
By Rebecca Pearson, general manager for Bupa Care Services (www.bupa.co.uk/care-services) Technology is at the heart of the government’s new health data strategy, which includes an
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Moving an Elderly Relative into Your Home? Ease The Transition with Simple Cost-Effective Tips
By Jozi Stables, Care Home Manager with Renaissance Care As the cost-of-living crisis looms over us as we approach winter, many families will be facing
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Dysphagia is a Difficult Diagnosis to Swallow
By Carla Bartlett, Director of Speech and Language Therapy (Social Care) at Cygnet Health Care and Dominique St Clair Miller Director of Speech and Language
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How Reviews Can Help Build Confidence in Your Care Home
By Suman Saha, Co-founder and Medical Director at Doctify (https://www.doctify.com/uk) Choosing a care home is understandably difficult, both for individuals entering the care setting and
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Why Nursing Uniform Is Fit-For-Purpose
When it comes to workwear, often the first garments to spring to mind are nursing uniforms. Seen on TV dramas and in person they are
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LongCOVID – Where Are We Now?
Dr Deepak Ravindran is a long covid expert and the author of bestselling book ‘The Pain-Free mindset’ WHAT IS IT? Long COVID is a new
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