Aug 31, 2021 Technology enables - a need to balance risk and accessibility By Donna Holmes News that the contactless limit for card payments is to increase from its current level of £45 to £100 - an amount that will cover...
Aug 25, 2021 Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund - Wave 1 is now live By Gayle Monk Following a small number of pilots launched earlier in the year, the government opened up applications for Wave 1 of the wider funding...
Aug 25, 2021 18 months for epilepsy patients to see a neurologist can't be right By Ann Houghton After a diagnosis of epilepsy, patients can benefit enormously from input by a specialist epilepsy nurse and a neurologist. Getting on...
Aug 24, 2021 Love and money: why breaking-up is so hard to do By Elizabeth Wyatt The below BBC article highlights a wide variety of sources who say getting divorced without a lawyer is a bad idea. Being a lawyer, I...
Aug 24, 2021 Social housing pension scheme valuation results By Doug Mullen The results are in and it's not good news for employers with liabilities in the defined benefit structures of SHPS. The overall deficit...
Aug 13, 2021 Respecting Wishes and Feelings - whatever your capacity By Donna Holmes The case of Britney Spears and her father/Conservator has been highly publicised over the last few months, as disputes as to the singer's...
Aug 11, 2021 Making disability part of normality By Ann Houghton A different article today, in the spirit of summer holidays and reading books by the beach (or on the sofa as the case may be!) When...
Aug 10, 2021 Artificial Intelligence could detect dementia after one brain scan By Puja Desai This technology will no doubt have a significant impact on those with dementia if the trials are successful. The AI could even detect...
Aug 10, 2021 Urgent health and safety repairs? Academies told to use reserves By Anthony Collins The Department for Education has recently published revised guidance on the availability of Urgent Capital Support (accessible here) when...
Aug 09, 2021 South Asian Heritage Month By Anthony Collins South Asian Heritage Month (SAHM) begins on 18 July and ends on 17 August; 18 July marks when the Indian Independence Act 1947 gained...
Aug 04, 2021 Mandatory vaccination in care homes - Summary of guidance By Matthew Wort The much-needed guidance for care homes in the midst of preparing for the new mandatory vaccination rules has been published today. ...
Aug 04, 2021 We did it - we're Sepsis Savvy! By Ann Houghton In June we took on the challenge to become a Sepsis Savvy organisation - I'm really pleased to announce we've done it! As part of this...