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HANDY ADVICE Liam Mynes, from Tork


manufacturer Essity, looks at care home protocols and considers ways in which hand-washing compliance may be improved.


ENCOMPASSING EVERYTHING Karen Wilcock-Collins, at


Exemplar Health Care, explains why taking a holistic approach to palliative care can improve quality of life for those with life-limiting illnesses.


HEALTH AND SAFETY


FAIL TO PREPARE, PREPARE TO FAIL


It’s imperative that companies proactively consider how they would respond in the immediate aſtermath of a crisis event. Commercial law firm Pannone Corporate discusses.


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FABRIC OF SOCIETY Carrington Textiles shine the


spotlight on the best fabrics available for healthcare PPE.


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WHAT’S NEW? Complementing our regularly-


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updated news website, our What’s New section is full of industry updates and developments, product and service news, and much more.


HERE TO HELP This month in our regular feature


from Yorkshire law firm Keebles LLP, Head of Employment Law Catherine Wilson advises care home owners on employment law issues during the COVID-19 outbreak.


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10 QUESTIONS Dianne Underwood, Director of


Quality & Care at CRG Homecare shares her passion for the industry and how she hopes its profile will be raised in the future.


FEATURES


SIMPLY THE BEST The votes have been counted and


verified so we can finally reveal the full Top 10 winners of the Tomorrow’s Care Awards 2020.


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THROUGH THE WASH There will never be a more


critical time for ensuring best practice in care home laundries. Mark Drinkall, Christeyns Professional Hygiene National Sales Manager, reminds us how.


HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE


A REWARDING ROLE Donna Walker, Assistant


Practitioner in Practice Development at LOROS Hospice in Leicestershire, explains why she finds working at a hospice incredibly enriching.


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