human rights… New video channel: Left eye view 23 Aug 2018 I'm moving my political commentaries away from this channel and onto my new YouTube channel, 'Left eye view'. I'd love to see you there. You can visit and subscribe to…
Carers in mind… Carers in mind: Concerning confidentiality 21 Jun 201821 Jun 2018 Confidentiality can be a real headache for carers. Whether their loved one is being cared for by the NHS or by some other health or social care organisation they often…
duty of care… A duty of care myth 8 Apr 201815 May 2018 Hanged if you do... hanged if you don't! Many people are confused about their duty of care. They think they're somehow responsible for the actions of other people. This leads…
challenging behaviour… An interview with Freya Smith 22 Jan 201822 Jan 2018 Freya Smith is a carer and youth worker. She's fluent in British sign language and sees all of life as an opportunity for compassion and for helping those in need.…
human rights… People are just people 24 Sep 201712 Apr 2018 Just a short point borne out of frustration at meeting so many people in therapeutic settings whose mental health difficulties result mainly from the bigotry of others. People are just…
duty of care… Safeguarding: An established process, not a civil liberties dilemma 8 Jul 20176 Nov 2017 I first published this article 7 years ago. It's unfortunate that so many people still fail to understand the need for robust Safeguarding processes, especially when the same people often…
human rights… 100+ Labour policies for a fairer Britain 17 May 201711 Dec 2017 Thanks to Eoin Clarke (@LabourEoin) Labour's 24 page manifesto has been distilled into a single graphic. He's asked that people share it widely. It's important that everyone knows what Labour…
human rights… May manipulates mental health 12 May 201712 May 2017 Prime Minister, Theresa May has promised to scrap the UK's Mental Health Act. She wants us to believe that, despite her anti-rights track record she's planning to remove the MHA…
challenging behaviour… Social and mental health care training 15 Feb 201729 Apr 2017 I've been getting a lot of new inquiries lately, which is wonderful. It seems that training budgets are becoming available to the small specialist trainers again without organisations having to…
human rights… Why all the fuss about human rights? 22 Jan 201723 Jan 2017 I've worked in care in one capacity or another since I first volunteered as an unemployed school-leaver in 1981. Over the last 30 odd years I've been privileged to see…
