In any healthcare setting, transparency and honesty are paramount to ensuring patient trust and safety. Two critical concepts that embody these values are the statutory duty of candour and the…
In care homes, people with difficulty swallowing, known as dysphagia, face special challenges. To help them swallow safely, caregivers often use thickening fluids, after a careful assessment of needs that…
In the health and social care sector it is widely acknowledged that the role of Manager is vital to the smooth running of the service and frequently encounter challenges that…
The covert administration of medication is monitored closely by the Care Quality Commission during inspections and monitoring calls. If a home is administering medication covertly, the home's policy for administering…
Due to multiple safeguarding enquiries, the Swift Management Team often work with providers that are under their local authorities' spotlights. Not all safeguarding issues should be subject to the Care…
We are increasingly seeing health and social care operators falling foul of their own policies and procedures during a regulatory inspection. Many smaller providers purchase off the shelf policy and…
What does the word Auditing mean to you? The common understanding of auditing is: ‘A formal, systematic review of information’. Due Diligence? In the context of healthcare and regulated services…
