The Proposed National Standards Gov UK state: ‘This standard should enable a young person to have confidence in the organisation providing their accommodation and support, and the people responsible for running it.’ The Purpose and Intent Statement The registered provider must ensure that a clear statement (the purpose and intent statement) of the core... Read More →
A Health and Wellbeing Support Worker explains how a population health management approach helps her deliver personalised care to clients in Blackpool who need more than a ten minute GP appointment: When we hear that only 20% of our health needs can be met by medical interventions it’s hard to imagine why we don’t invest... Read More →
As Volunteering Week draws to a close, Neil Churchill, Director for Experience, Participation and Equalities at NHS England and NHS Improvement, reflects on the importance of volunteers for the future of the NHS. As we come to the end of Volunteers Week, I wanted to share some more information about NHS Volunteer Responders, a major... Read More →
As part of Dietitians Week, the annual celebration of the profession, Caroline Bovey BEM RD, Chair of the British Dietetic Association, has written a few words about all the things dietetic services have done to support patients and public health during the coronavirus pandemic. Dietitians are the clinical nutrition experts – the only professionals specifically... Read More →
A statement from the Department of Health. The April letter to QUB from Dr McBride is available on the Department’s website. Names have been redacted out of respect for all those involved. The letter is clearly about a specific issue of concern. It can in no way be accurately represented as an attempt to stifle academic opinion.... Read More →