Medication errors continue to occur at an alarming despite the increased awareness of the risks associated with unsafe medication practices. In response to this, The World Health Organisation (WHO) launched it’s global campaign on patient safety in 2017 called, ‘Medication without Harm’ with an aim to reduce the global burden of medication related harm by …
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Fires can threaten any business! A fire can cause injury, death and devastating effects to your premises, functioning of your business. Fires can also significantly damage the environment by destroying homes, wildlife habitats and polluting the air with harmful emissions and therefore it is vital that all staff engage in fire safety awareness. Fire Safety …
A person’s behaviour can be defined as ‘challenging’ if the intensity, frequency or duration of the behaviour puts them or those around them (such as their health care professional) at risk or leads to a poorer quality of life. Challenging behaviour can be classified into the following categories namely: Aggression and verbal abuse such as …
In order to develop quality, professional health and social care staff who provide a high standard of quality care and support, it is vital that continuous learning is implemented. Employers have a huge role to play to ensure that carers coming into the health and social care profession have the …
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With an ever-ageing population, more and more people will rely on carers to help them in later life, whether at home, in a residential care home, day care centre or any other scenario. Older people’s care needs are diverse and increasingly complex – ranging from chronic illness, dementia and palliative …
