Should social workers call care home residents by terms of endearment? A care home in Harrogate has been criticised by inspectors for calling its residents by informal terms such as ‘love’, ‘sweetie’ and ‘darling’. The Harrogate Skills 4 Living centre, which cares for a number of adults with learning difficulties, was told it would have…
Survey reveals an overwhelming per cent of teenage girls are at risk of mental health. Most people deal with huge amounts of pressure whilst growing up, be it obtaining perfect grades at school, passing your driving test on the first go, or even getting your first job after university. Many deal with the struggles of…
Recently the chief executive of Care England spoke out about the desperate need for more male care workers within the sector – but how can the industry achieve this with current negative perceptions of the job requirements? When you ask most children what they want to be when they’re older, the likelihood is that they…
What traits make a good leader? We uncover a few… Trying to find the perfect candidate to lead a health and social care organisation can be a long and laborious process. Top this off with recent scandals within the sector, and employers will know all to well that replacing senior executives who have suffered such…
We explore how women provide the key to bridging the issue of the gender diversity gap in healthcare. Women have their share of difficulties climbing the corporate ladder in their chosen professional roles at the best of times but this issue is particularly prominent in the world of healthcare. Although women represent an overwhelming majority…
Finding top-level talent can be tough, particularly in the health and social care sectors where organisations often find themselves recruiting for highly specialist management roles including those across a clinical, academic or research remit. When it comes to filling a critical position that affects the strategic direction of the organisation, some executives may try to…
