Steve Bradley

LATEST ARTICLES ( 246 )

• Mental Health Illness – How Common is It?

  According to statistics from NHS Digital, at any one time, a sixth of the population in England aged 16 to 64 have a mental health illness. Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2019 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Data Protection – What Does a Data Protection Course Involve?

  Data protection is the protection and the legal control over access to and the use of all data stored physically and electronically. Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY

• Phobia – What Are Phobias?

  Phobias can be very common in society, from the ever present fear of the dark to more obscure fears like being afraid of long words. Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY

• Phobia – Treating Phobias

  A phobia is an overwhelming and debilitating fear of an object, place, situation, feeling or animal. Phobias are more pronounced than fears. Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2019 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Managing Health and Safety: Streamlining the Process

  Managing health and safety as a process involves setting a policy, creating a supportive organisational culture, developing and implementing a health and... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2018 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Preventing Falls – A Guide for Carers

  One of the more important and easily overlooked aspects of care involves the prevention of falls. When caring for those with degenerative health conditions,... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2018 COMMUNITY, FAMILY

• Health and Safety at Christmas

  Health and safety is important all year round but there are a number of myths that have sprung up regarding the HSE and Christmas. Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2018 COMMUNITY, FAMILY

• Identify a Stroke – How to Identify Strokes for Carers and Family Members

  Strokes can be life-threatening, and today they are unfortunately common (there are around 32,000 stroke related deaths in the UK every year). Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2018 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Defibrillators – How to Use a Defibrillator Safely

  Defibrillators are an important piece of medical equipment. Designed to restart a failing heart, they are capable of saving lives when used properly. Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2018 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Duty of Care Law

  The term ‘duty of care’ is mentioned often, but few people understand the intricacies of what it means. As the law surrounding duty of care applies to both... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2018 COMMUNITY, FAMILY

• Child Care Training Course – Should Parents Undergo Child Care Training?

  Every parent wants the best for their children and support in the area of parenting is often hard to come by.  While a Child Care training course is generally... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2018 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Part-time Courses – How Online Training Can Advance Your Career

  Part-time courses are becoming more popular as an alternative to traditional teaching thanks due to the developments of modern technology. Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2018 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Epilepsy: What is Epilepsy?

  Epilepsy is a condition that most people are familiar with; disclaimers warning epileptics about flashing lights or visual patterns in movies and games are... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2018 COMMUNITY, FAMILY

• International Stress Awareness Day (NSAD)

  International stress awareness day aims to develop greater understanding of stress by offering organisations and individuals access to sources of support. Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2018 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Fire Safety in Care Homes

  Over the past decade, over 11,000 front-line fire-fighting jobs have disappeared. Having a personal level of experience with fire safety practices in the curren... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2018 COMMUNITY, FAMILY

• Supporting Someone with Dementia

  Dementia can be a sad, stressful disease for the victim, but also for their family, friends, and carers. A diagnosis of dementia is not the end of the world... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2018 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Depression – 10 Ways to Help Beat Depression Related Mental Illness

  Depression is a mental illness that most people seem to have some experience of, be it direct or indirect. Depression is controversial to offer solutions to... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2018 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Medication Management in Care

  Working in a care home, or indeed in any domiciliary care role will require you to understand the principles of medication management. Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2018 COMMUNITY, FAMILY

• Microlearning in the Care Sector

  Microlearning brings technology and training together and is ideal for the fast paced care sector. If you don’t know what microlearning is, now would be a good... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2018 COMMUNITY, FAMILY

• What is Dementia?

  Dementia is a complex, often misunderstood condition that causes great distress to families. Roughly 850,000 people suffer from dementia in the UK, with 1 in 6... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2018 COMMUNITY, FAMILY