Awareness Days

Today is World Sepsis Day. Senga Currie, QCS Head of Care Development Scotland, explains what it is and how care providers can spot the symptoms in the people they support…

Senga Currie, Head of Care Development, Scotland, on what we can all do to support people who experience suicidal thoughts. 10 September, was World Suicide Prevention Day. World Suicide Prevention…

QCS contributor Abi Spence offers tips on how to prepare for the week that champions the work you all do 27th June 2022 – 3rd July 2022 Hold your horses!…

Abi Spence, QCS contributor, shines a light on how care providers and the people they support can celebrate Learning Disability Week from 22-26 June. Impact of COVID-19 The impact of COVID-19…

Care workers are being asked to support a campaign aimed at improving oral health. National Smile Month is a charity campaign all about championing the benefits of having good oral health and…

Dying Matters Awareness Week, running from 2 – 6 May 2022, is a chance to open up the conversation around death, dying and bereavement. Death inevitably invokes feelings and memories,…

With International Women’s Day fast approaching, Stephanie Wiggans, Solicitor at Napthens, encourages all employers to look at what more can be done in the workplace to support women and  to…

Today, (10 September) is World Suicide Prevention Day. Abi Spence explains why it is always good for all those working in the sector to talk about how they feel. Awareness…