The government seeks views on proposals to amend regulations relating to the CQCProf
Of note for feedback: introducing a new requirement to notify CQC of the use of restraint, segregation and seclusion in #mentalhealth units
gov.uk/government/con…
#socialcare #caremanagers

News article on the hub - Inquest finds gross failings in care of woman who drank too much water pslhub.org/blogs/entry/69… (via The Guardian)

Appreciative inquiry is one of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework tools that can be use to learn from patient safety incidents. In a new blog, Katy Fisher shares how she designed and introduced an appreciative inquiry tool at her hospital⬇️
pslhub.org/learn/investig…

Is it okay to touch your colleague's hair (if they haven't invited you to)? I think you know the answer but if you're interested in writing around 300 words on this for me please get in touch - [email protected]

ADASS President Beverley Tarka launches a new web resource for councils to share good practice - the supporting carers hub:

supportingcarershub.co.uk

ICYMI Type 2 diabetes test may be inaccurate for people with South Asian heritage

A gene variant found almost exclusively in people of South Asian heritage affects the accuracy of the standard HbA1c test used to diagnose and monitor type 2 diabetes.

nursinginpractice.com/clinical/diabe…

News - Antipsychotics for dementia linked to more harms than previously acknowledged - University of Nottingham nottingham.ac.uk/news/antipsych…

Wirral man's fall from nursing home window linked to death. The lack of window restrictors was identified during a local authority quality improvement visit on 5 July 2019, and again in an audit of his room the day after his fall. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Idea Exchange: A ‘coaching’ leadership style has improved care home quality | Local Government Chronicle (LGC)
⁦Skills for Care⁩ lgcplus.com/idea-exchange/…

Inside abandoned cannabis farm once worth £500,000 set up in old care home mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/i…

Care home residents switching their hot drinks could save the NHS up to £85 million per year in toileting-related falls, a new study has found.
National Care Group National Care Forum AcademyOfFabStuff Advancing Quality Alliance (Aqua)

independent.co.uk/news/health/de…

In Milton Keynes, type 2 diabetes patients are being paid to be active and walk daily using an app. They can earn up £365 a year. Is this the future for the NHS App? Great to chat to Joe Harrison & Kate Jarman for The Sunday Times.

Read: thetimes.co.uk/article/9e1a9f…

“I also think the duty of candour should be extended to not just include openness & transparency when things have gone wrong, but to proactively include information about known patient safety issues & risk…” hsj.co.uk/patient-safety…

Around 3 million people die every year due to unsafe care.
 
World Health Organization (WHO) is now finalizing the first Global #PatientSafety Report that will provide a comprehensive overview of patient safety achievements in countries.
 
The theme for #WorldPatientSafetyDay 2024: 'Improving diagnosis for…

Causes of death to be scrutinised in revamp of death certificates pslhub.org/blogs/entry/69…

You might’ve missed this moving video from Social Work England during Social Work Week.

✨This is the real power of social work. ✨

We’re proud of our mental health #SocialWorkers on the #ThinkAheadProgramme for committing to empower others.

#ChangeTheScript #MentalHealth

There's lots of guidance for leaders on 'listening with empathy'. This research-based article says much of it (based on the idea of 'walking in others shoes') is problematic. 'Walking in shoes' gives us a clear picture of how we would feel if we were the other person but not how…

What has been the key driver for #patientsafety change over the last 2 decades? I’d argue mostly it’s been patients & families who have pushed for change following tragic events - often at huge personal cost and against a system that hasn’t wanted to listen.

Who are the people…

‘Nowhere else is available’: how vulnerable children end up in illegal care homes theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Man died after swallowing conkers at care home, inquest hears theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…