Blog and updates
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26 Jan 2023
Menopause leave?
This week MPs rejected an idea put forward by the Women and Equalities Committee - a cross part committee of MPs - to pilot 'menopause leave' and make the menopause a protected characteristic under...
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25 Jan 2023
Regulator fails to protect children
The BBC have reported on the abuse of more than 100 of the UK's most vulnerable children living in residential homes in the Doncaster area, despite repeated safeguarding concerns being raised by...
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24 Jan 2023
Safeguarding the Love Islanders
Week two of the 2023 series of Love Island is underway but what are ITV doing to safeguard the islanders?
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23 Jan 2023
Sunshine and SADness
Today in London, we will have 8 hours and 22 minutes of daylight and 11 hours and 22 minutes of darkness. Fast forward 6 months to the longest day - June 21st - and we can expect a whopping 16...
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20 Jan 2023
Keep the Cake Away!
Chair of the Food Standards Agency, Professor Susan Jebb, caused controversy this week when she compared being surrounded by cakes in the workplace to passive smoking.
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19 Jan 2023
Brain Health Check-In
Yesterday, the BBC reported on a tool developed by Alzheimer's Research UK that acts as a brain 'check up' and provides tips on keeping your brain sharp and how to stay socially connected - factors...
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18 Jan 2023
The importance of language
'Doctors discuss my daughter like she's nothing' - the BBC are reporting on the importance of language for person-centred care. What we say and how we say it can have a huge impact on other people...
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17 Jan 2023
Health & Safety Risks for Maternity Staff
'Gas & Air' is a popular pain relief option during labour and birth. It acts quickly, has minimal side effects and is perfectly safe for the baby. But long-term exposure carries risks and at...
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16 Jan 2023
Why the decline in bees is linked to early human deaths
It has been estimated that the global decline of pollinators such as bees, is linked to around 500,000 early deaths per year!
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13 Jan 2023
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
This week, the BBC reported that the mother of an 11 year old boy with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) would be questioning leading experts in the disease about care and treatment for DMD. The...
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12 Jan 2023
Quick Reference to the Unit 4 Assessment Activities: Free Unit 4 Resource
Here is a sneak peak of what you can expect from the HUGE resource bundle we are giving away with our Success in Unit 4 teacher CPD on Wednesday 8th February.
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12 Jan 2023
Community Living: The Key to Quality of Life?
The Old Hall community is a group of 44 adults and 15 children living cooperatively in Suffolk. One of its founding members lauds the project as a more economically viable and less stressful way of...
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11 Jan 2023
Power Lists: Free Unit 2 Teaching Resource
Here is a sneak peak of what you can expect from the HUGE resource bundle we are giving away with our Success in Unit 2 teacher CPD on Wednesday 1st February.
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11 Jan 2023
Guide Dog Shortage
You may have heard that there is a shortage of guide dogs. Whilst most people wait for a guide dog to be trained by an organisation such as Guide Dogs, it is possible for users to train their own!
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10 Jan 2023
The festive season, stress and the sympathetic nervous system
The festive season can be stressful! But how does stress affect the body? And can a lot of small stressors add up to a significant impact?
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10 Jan 2023
Celebrity Game of Life: Free Unit 1 Teaching Resource
Here is a sneak peak of what you can expect from the HUGE resource bundle we are giving away with our Success in Unit 1 teacher CPD on Monday 30th January.
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9 Jan 2023
What is bed blocking and why does it matter?
'Bed Blocking' is an unpleasant term used to describe the situation when hospital beds are occupied by 'patients' that don't really need them. In most cases, these are individuals that are...
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11 Dec 2022
Festive Quizzes 2022: Level 3 BTEC Health & Social Care
Santa and his elves have just delivered the 2022 Health & Social Care festive quizzes! This one is most suitable for Level 3 learners but why not give it a go with your Level 2 students too?
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11 Dec 2022
Festive Quizzes 2022: Level 2 BTEC Health & Social Care
Santa and his elves have just delivered the 2022 Health & Social Care festive quizzes! This one is most suitable for Level 2 learners but why not give it a go with your Level 3 students too?
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2 Dec 2022
Deprivation linked to poorer cancer outcomes
Research led by Cancer Research UK shows that cancer death rates are 74% higher amongst the most deprived populations in Scotland compared to the least deprived.
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