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THE NEW FRONTIER How did we care for people before


the pandemic and what lessons have been learnt to date? The management team at Meaningful Care Matters tries to gauge what the care sector’s new normal will look like.


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THE INTRINSIC ELEMENT OF ETHICAL PROVISION


Why are so many care providers failing to protect the privacy and dignity of those in their care? Helen Fuller, MD of Care 4 Quality, discusses.


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A SAFER, SUSTAINABLE FUTURE James Lee, Managing Director


of Cromwell Polythene, explains how effective waste management practices can help protect care home residents as well as staff, and our planet


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WHAT’S NEW? The latest industry updates,


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developments, product and service news, and much more.


HERE TO HELP In our regular feature from


Yorkshire law firm Keebles LLP, Tom Rook shares advice on dealing with consumer laws.


IT'S MY LIFE As we celebrate the 75th


anniversary of the Allied Victory in Europe, Joan Johnson, a resident at Gracewell of Bookham shares her World War II experiences.


COVID-19


LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE NURSES Paul Edwards, Director of Clinical


Services at Dementia UK, asks why the coronavirus needs to recast and reset the value of nursing for everyone.


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TECHNOLOGY FOR TURBULENT TIMES


Steve Sawyer, at Access Health & Social Care, looks at how new innovations could protect both service users and care workers by helping prevent the spread of COVID-19 .


THE RECRUITMENT RESURGENCE Good Oaks Home Care Director


Ben Ashton shares his thoughts on the opportunities and challenges of recruiting during the pandemic.


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