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Keeping up with Research while in Frontline Practice

August 20, 2012 by

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Being based in an ‘integrated’ team alongside NHS staff, I have been frustrated at some of the differences in attitude towards conducting, assessing and discussion of current research as a frontline practitioner. However, this is a better situation to be in than when I was working in a social work team. At least now, I’m […]

Making Social Work Work Better

June 27, 2012 by

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I’ve been trying to be positive about some of the changes taking place at work recently. Being ‘in flux’ is nothing new and I have been working in the sector (and in local government) long enough to be no stranger to reconfigurations. Being of a mind that criticism is easy but needs to be couched […]

Researching and Improving Dementia Services

March 26, 2012 by

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Today the government has announced an increase in funding for dementia research, indeed, the figures given by the BBC talks about raising the money put into dementia research from £26.6m to £66.6m by 2015. Great news, really it is. I think it’s essential that there is a focus on dementia and what can prevent and […]

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