Keeping play safe
Early learning centres have so many tasks and requirements to juggle. The children need to be educated while enjoying themselves and, importantly, staying safe. Centres need to provide all of this while meeting their many regulatory requirements. The desire to create a fun, learning environment with lots of variety encourages educators to become creative with the activities they provide. However, unfortunately these activities don’t come without risk. And occasionally the more creative they become, the ...
accidents
Sharing and obtaining advice on social media
Social media is a continually growing and changing online tool. How and when it should be used professionally isn’t straightforward, especially for health professionals. It’s been recognised that many speech pathologists are using social media to seek clinical advice and support. While there are obvious benefits to doing this, as it allows you to access professional support from a wide range of people, this also carries risks which need to be carefully considered and managed....
case-study
Patient driven dental treatment
Many dentists would have experienced situations where a patient has attended for an appointment and informed their dentist how they want to be treated. These patients present a number of potential risks for the treating dentist. Below is information dentists should consider when in this situation. Patient expectations – when a patient has formed their own opinion about the treatment they require, they have possibly also formed an expectation regarding the outcome of that treatment. ...
business-practices