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Capacity to Consent to Sexual Relations: A Guide for Care Staff
How capacity to engage in sexual relations is assessed, what the Supreme Court decided in JB, and what care staff should and should not do.
Appropriate Adult Under PACE: A Guide for Care Staff
What an appropriate adult does in police custody under PACE Code C, who can and cannot act, and what care staff should do when a person they support is arrested.
Training Needs Analysis for Your Finance Team: A 7-Step Guide
A practical seven-step method for finding skill gaps in reporting, systems, data and AI — with a finance skills matrix template and a simple scoring method for prioritising training spend.
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Deprivation of Liberty for 16 and 17-Year-Olds: A Care Staff Guide
What the June 2026 AGNI ruling means for 16 and 17-year-olds, what Re D still leaves open, and what care staff should do when restrictions may amount to a deprivation of liberty.
Coercive Control: The Section 76 Offence and What Health Staff Should Know
Controlling or coercive behaviour is a crime in England and Wales. Learn how the law defines it, the signs and what health and care staff should do when they suspect it.
Work-Related Stress: HSE Management Standards for Health and Care Employers
Employers have a legal duty to assess and act on work-related stress. Learn the six HSE Management Standards areas and how health and care teams can apply them.
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Mental Health Tribunals: Rights and the Staff Role Explained
The Mental Health Tribunal can review the detention of patients in England. Learn who can apply, the time limits and how staff can support patients.
Community Treatment Orders (CTOs): A Guide for Health and Care Staff
A community treatment order allows some patients to live in the community with conditions. Learn who qualifies, the conditions, recall to hospital and patient rights.
Alcohol-Related Harm in Care Settings: A Staff Guide to NICE QS11
Alcohol harm is common and often missed in health and care settings. Learn what NICE expects of staff on awareness, screening, withdrawal, thiamine and support.
Moral Injury in Healthcare Workers: What It Is and How to Respond
Moral injury is distress caused by acts that clash with your values. Learn how it differs from burnout and PTSD, what causes it and how teams can respond.
Involuntary Psychiatric Holds: California 5150 Explained for Staff
California 5150 allows a 72-hour involuntary psychiatric hold. Learn who can start one, the criteria, what follows and how state laws differ for US healthcare staff.
Nearest Relative and Nominated Person Under the Mental Health Act
The nearest relative role in the Mental Health Act 1983 is being replaced by a nominated person. Learn how both work and what staff should know now.
Lasting Power of Attorney: A Guide for Care and Health Staff
A lasting power of attorney lets someone make decisions for a person who lacks capacity. Learn the two types, what attorneys can decide and what staff should check.