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It would appear that NHS staff shortages have persisted since the birth of the NHS in 1948. Nearly 70 years on, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) have today published a report entitled ‘Safe and Effective Staffing: Nursing Against the...
With the emphasis on looking your best no longer the reserve of women, male grooming has become a multi-billion pound worldwide industry. Beards are big, and the desire to have a thicker, fuller beard has fuelled a rise in the number of men undergoing...
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is currently reviewing whether patients were given adequate warnings regarding the use of the epilepsy drug, Sodium Valporate, during pregnancy. This review includes a Public Hearing where evidence is being given by...
Everyone wants that perfect smile which is why in recent years teeth whitening procedures have become more accessible and people are paying to have a whiter, brighter smile. Indeed it’s estimated that over 100,000 people in the UK undergo such...
The release by the FSA on 18 th September 2017 provides a summary of local authority activity in relation to food law enforcement at food establishments for the year 2016/17. The Food Standards Agency (‘FSA’) is responsible for food safety...
Long in the past men have traditionally been viewed as the main breadwinner, the hunter and main provider and considered to be better prepared to face the day to day competition within the workplace and step up to a challenge. However, a recent survey by...
Theresa May has recently said that institutions must “explain or change” how they treat people of different races. A new government website ‘ Ethnicity facts and figures ’ gathers data collected by the government and provides...
If you believe that you have been treated less favourably than another individual in the workplace and you feel that the treatment is connected to one or more of the characteristics protected and defined in the Equality Act 2010, then you may be able...
For most people, holidays are the highlight of the year and something to look forward to when dealing with the monotony of day-to-day responsibilities such as work, childcare and housework. Holiday countdowns are often what keep us going through the...
According to new figures released about our personal lives, not only are baby boomers commanding an ever greater share of the population – their number has risen by 20 per cent, living longer and taking the place of the existing ‘silver...
Earlier this month the Health and Care Professions Council published their guidance on social media, with the intention of assisting registrants to use social media in a way which will meet the regulator’s standards. This guidance follows the...
A survey has revealed that 38% of students consider that they have been discriminated against by their landlord. The main reasons noted in the survey, where students reported that they had faced discrimination for reasons including their gender, religious...
The CQC’s strategy for 2016 to 2021 sets out its aim to achieve a more “targeted, responsive and collaborative approach” so that more people can receive high quality care in the future. The CQC has therefore radically changed its approach...
Beginning in 2018, the DBS will offer a service for a basic DBS check. This is in addition to the standard and enhanced level checks already provided as well as the information relating to the protection of vulnerable groups (barring register). The basic...
The department of education has recently updated guidance on how schools should deal with bullying, in July 2017. Bullying, is described by the guidance, as ‘behaviour by an individual or a group, repeated over time, which intentionally hurts...
In July 2016 the HCPC confirmed the creation of the Health and Care Professions Tribunal Service (HCPTS) to ensure the clear separation between the investigation of fitness to practise allegations and their adjudication. The HCPTS was launched in April...
It has been in the news recently that according to a number of charities, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) has refused compensation payouts to approximately 700 child victims as young as 12 on the basis that they gave...
Learning to drive can be stressful. Gaining enough confidence, skill and know-how to then pass the much-feared test at the end of all that even more so. I remember failing on my first driving test and being extremely nervous throughout the entire...
Healthwatch is an independent organisation who obtain information about health and care services at local levels, which they can then share with the government and services on a national level by spotting trends and patterns, to inform change and help make...
The government has announced it has taken control of Croydon’s children’s services after an Ofsted report found there were widespread and serious failures which were placing children at risk. Inspectors found there was weak management at all...
Most children are heading back to school after what we hope was a fantastic summer. With this change in routine comes an increase in traffic on our roads during those key school times. Equally our schools and government promote healthy lifestyles...
I like to think of myself as a scrambler, always dashing about, never enough time to get to where I need to be and intent on getting my daily fitbit target reached. And how frustrated am I when I get stuck behind the world’s slowest walker. For...
The DVLA has published guidance for lorry, bus and coach drivers. The simple two page leaflets are designed to be printed and folded to pocket size for ease of reference. It is hoped that the leaflet will assist and highlight some of the most...
In August 2017 the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) launched a new campaign to reduce physical and verbal assaults against its staff. The campaign seeks to highlight the increase in incidence of attacks on staff between April 2016 and March...
