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Is Whistleblowing Protected by Law? UK Rules Explained
Business Compliance

Is Whistleblowing Protected by Law? UK Rules Explained

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When whistleblowing is protected by UK law: what counts as a protected disclosure under Part IVA of the Employment Rights Act 1996, the public interest test and why personal grievances usually fall outside it, sexual harassment as a new category from 6 April 2026, who counts as a worker, who you can report to including prescribed regulators and the media, protection from detriment and automatically unfair dismissal, good faith, gagging clauses, the six-month time limit from 1 October 2026, how to raise a concern safely, and NHS Freedom to Speak Up.

How Do You Care for Someone With Parkinson's? A Guide for Care Workers
Health & Safety

How Do You Care for Someone With Parkinson’s? A Guide for Care Workers

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Parkinson’s is not just a tremor, and the most important thing a care worker controls is timing: Parkinson’s medicines are time critical and must be given at the person’s own prescribed times, not on the usual drug round. This guide covers motor and non-motor symptoms, on/off periods, facial masking and a quiet voice, communication, freezing and falls, eating and constipation, medicines that can make Parkinson’s worse, hospital admissions, recording and CQC Regulation 12.

What Is Safer Recruitment? A Guide for Schools and Care Employers
Safeguarding

What Is Safer Recruitment? A Guide for Schools and Care Employers

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What safer recruitment is and why a DBS check alone is not enough; what Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026 Part three requires of schools (adverts, application forms not CVs, shortlisting, self-declarations, online searches, references, trained interview panels, pre-employment checks, prohibition and section 128 checks, overseas checks and the single central record); CQC Regulation 19 and Schedule 3 for care providers; DBS check levels, regulated activity and the barred lists; DBS certificates and the Update Service; ongoing vigilance and the duty to refer; and a practical safer recruitment checklist.

What Is a Near Miss at Work? Do You Have to Report One?
Health & Safety

What Is a Near Miss at Work? Do You Have to Report One?

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What a near miss at work is, using HSE’s HSG245 definition; examples by sector; how a near miss differs from an accident, an incident and a RIDDOR dangerous occurrence; why there is no general duty to report a near miss to the HSE; which dangerous occurrences must be reported and when; how to report, record and investigate near misses internally; building a no-blame reporting culture; and record keeping and data protection.

What Is a PEEP? Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans Explained
Health & Safety

What Is a PEEP? Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans Explained

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What a personal emergency evacuation plan (PEEP) is, why no workplace law uses the word but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and Equality Act 2010 still require the outcome, why you cannot rely on the fire and rescue service, who needs one, PEEPs vs GEEPs for visitors, what to include, a step-by-step guide to writing one, reviews and practice, care homes and progressive horizontal evacuation, and the Fire Safety (Residential Evacuation Plans) (England) Regulations 2025 in force since 6 April 2026.

What Is Dysphagia? Signs, Risks and the Care Worker's Role
Health & Safety

What Is Dysphagia? Signs, Risks and the Care Worker’s Role

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Dysphagia means difficulty swallowing. It is a symptom, not a disease, and coughing is not the only warning sign: some people aspirate silently. This guide explains causes, signs to report, aspiration pneumonia, the IDDSI levels, safe mealtime support, mouth care, medicines, choking, thickener safety, recording and CQC Regulation 14, and why textures must come from an SLT assessment.

How Do You Report a Data Breach? The 72-Hour Rule Explained
Business Compliance

How Do You Report a Data Breach? The 72-Hour Rule Explained

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How to report a personal data breach in the UK: what counts as a breach, which breaches are notifiable to the ICO, the 72-hour rule under UK GDPR Article 33, how to use the ICO online reporting form, when you must tell affected individuals under Article 34, the duty to log every breach, the separate PECR duty for telecoms providers, and the two-tier fines under the Data Protection Act 2018.

What Are the 9 Protected Characteristics?
Business Compliance

What Are the 9 Protected Characteristics?

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The nine protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010 explained: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. What each one covers, the four types of discrimination, discrimination by association and perception, the 26 October 2024 duty to prevent sexual harassment, and the common myths about what is and is not protected.

What Are the 6 C's of Care?
Health & Safety

What Are the 6 C’s of Care?

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The 6 C’s of care — Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage and Commitment — explained: where they came from (NHS England’s Compassion in Practice, 2012), what each one means with real care examples, why they are values and not a law or a CQC regulation, how they differ from the CQC fundamental standards and the Care Certificate, and who they apply to.

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