Clinical Matters Blogs
A new culture of nursing
Nursing has changed significantly over the years. Since the inception of nursing as a profession the understanding of what makes a good nurse has been
David’s Story
David, 76, originally from Oxford, has been a scientist, holds an MBA and has worked internationally. He came to us at Sefton Hall, Dawlish before
Shall we ring my mother?
‘Challenging behaviour’ – those words really need to be banned, don’t they? Or perhaps it is just that it needs to be better understood. Everybody’s
The Big ‘D’
Over my 30-year career working with older people, it has been exciting to see the increased interest in and awareness of dementia care. It feels
The Brain, Sex and Disinhibition
The brain is the biggest sex organ. “If it isn’t happening in the head-room, it isn’t happening in the bed-room” is how I like to
Keeping an Open Mind
I consider myself a fairly unshockable person. However, there have been a few moments in my career when something someone has said has stopped me