Six ways to find out more about your interviewer
We all know to find out as much as we can about the role and organisation before we go for a job interview. If we’re fortunate enough to actually know
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Webwatch – Wiggio
Communities of practice or enterprise social networks as they’re also known are great for sharing learning, developing new connections and collaborating. The Knowledge Hub, Yammer and Socialcast are examples of
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Report : Self-directed Support and Gypsy/Travellers research
The Self-directed Support (SDS) and Gypsy/Travellers research report presents the findings of a one-year research project, funded by the Scottish Government, exploring the potential of SDS to meet the care and
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Report: Approaches to social care prevention in a time of austerity
As part of their wider Improvement Plan, West Midlands Association of Directors of Adult Social Services and Improvement & Efficiency West Midlands approached HSMC to work with them to look
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Bucks partnership develops free health and social care courses
Buckinghamshire Education, Skills and Training (BEST), the partnership venture between Buckinghamshire New University and Aylesbury College, will deliver free Higher Level Apprenticeships (HLAs) for any employee working within health and
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Engage: Is there a spiritual dimension to recovery from substance use disorder?
A senior University of Chester lecturer made a major contribution to a broadcast that explored the spiritual dimension of Alcoholics Anonymous’ famous recovery programme. Dr Wendy Dossett, Senior Lecturer in
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Guidance: New NICE standard on managing medicines in care homes
NICE has published a new quality standard on managing medicines in care homes. It covers the prescribing, handling and administering of medicines for all people (including adults, children and young
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Webwatch – New Self-directed Support Scotland site
The Scottish Government has launched a new version of the Self-directed Support (SDS) website. Self-directed Support allows people, their carers and their families to make informed choices on what their
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Research: Short break services – costing contracting & commissioning
The aim of the research was to explore the costs of short break services for disabled children and their families. The study also sought to understand the contracting and commissioning
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Statistics: Criminal justice social work statistics (Scotland)
The latest year’s statistics on criminal justice social work have been published by Scotland’s Chief Statistician. Figures from ‘Criminal justice social work statistics: 2013-14’ show that the successful completion rate
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