Engage: Time to celebrate nursing in social care
Last Sunday I had the privilege of taking part in the Royal College of Nursing 100th anniversary Congress which was held in Glasgow for the first time. Together with the
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Engage: It’s not unusual? Developing social business models in Welsh health and social care
For over a decade, England has used social business models in health and social care as an attractive alternative to either state monopolies or privatisation. This includes the organisational models
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Engage: Revisiting Child Protection – How do we best protect our children?
Welcome to the first blog of Revisiting Child protection in Scotland. The project emerges out of academic research – out of the findings from a UK-wide study of how social
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Engage: Beastie Boy John Berry died of frontal lobe dementia – but what is it?
Professor Jan Oyebode looks at frontal lobe dementia, what it is, the symptoms and how it affects the individual and carers. John Berry, a founder member of the Beastie Boys,
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Engage: It’s the little things that count – supporting great social work practice with carers
With over 6.5 million carers across the UK, Lisa Smith, Research and Development Manager at Research in Practice for Adults (RiPfA), believes we need to make supporting this unpaid workforce a priority.
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Engage: The Care Certificate – Best Practice Guidelines for eLearning success
Since its introduction in 2015, thousands of health and social care workers have completed the Care Certificate. Designed with the Cavendish Review in mind, it comprises 15 standards to which
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Engage: How designing smarter textile tech can help people living with dementia
We all expect to have the right to enjoy life from beginning to end; to have fun, laugh and experience pleasurable, playful moments. But what if we are affected by
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Engage: No ‘I’ in ‘teams’ but it’s the start of ‘integrate’
The importance of teams to the successful delivery of health and care services is now well established. There is an overwhelming evidence base that teams of relevant professionals coming together
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Engage: St Andrews – A dementia friendly community
Dr Maggie Ellis, Fellow in Dementia Care at the St Andrews University, is spearheading a new initiative aimed at making St Andrews a dementia friendly community. Here she shares with
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Engage: Why is it more difficult than ever for older people to leave hospital?
Discharging older patients from hospital, the National Audit Office (NAO) report published today, focuses primarily on those patients deemed ‘medically fit for discharge’ but who are stranded in hospital. The
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