Author: Lisa Richardson
The Guardian: Care workers need support to handle the emotional impact of our jobs
Our mental health needs protecting, but too many people feel forced to deal with the burden of their work alone.
Community Care: Writing a best interestes assessment report
Carrying out a best interests assessment is a complex but vital task. Its purpose is to decide whether a deprivation of liberty is happening or may happen, and if it is whether this is in the best interests of the person affected.
Change: Consultation on proposed changes to how some medicines are prescribed
The NHS wants to change the guidance it has for Clinical Commissioning Groups around prescribing medicine for minor illnesses.
They propose that, for 33 illnesses that can be easily treated at home, they should stop prescribing the medicine. Instead, the patient should buy these over the counter at the pharmacy or supermarket and look after themselves at home.
Find out more from CHANGE and support people to take their easy read survey.
Kings College London: Recruitment and retention in adult social care services
Report from the Social care workforce research unit is available here.