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Posts by Alison Lowerson:
Children Are Suffering In Silence
Alison Lowerson GP SpecialistVulnerable Children Children are often the ones most affected by family circumstances, the justice system, education, abuse, and medical factors such...
NHS Data-Sharing Project Scrapped
Alison Lowerson GP SpecialistCare.data The Department of Health in England is scrapping Care.data. It was a programme of work led by NHS England and...
Locums – All You Need To Know
Alison Lowerson GP SpecialistWhat is a locum? Locums offer a temporary solution to staffing shortages. They provide practices with a flexible short term solution,...
Is 7 Day Access The Answer?
Alison Lowerson GP SpecialistA Reduction in A&E Attendances The topic hasn’t gone away but the stats keep coming, and Pulse Today has recently...
Raising Awareness
Alison Lowerson GP SpecialistCampaigns Every day, week or every month there’s an awareness campaign and there seems to be more of them than ever....
Basic Life Support
Alison Lowerson GP SpecialistCPR in GP practices One of the CQCs latest mythbusters is about Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in GP practices. The mythbuster looks...
Safeguarding – Children at Play
Alison Lowerson GP SpecialistWhat is safeguarding? According to the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), “Safeguarding is the action that...
Not Had Your Inspection Yet? Be Prepared!
Alison Lowerson GP SpecialistThe CQC Notification We had our CQC inspection this week and if it hadn’t have been for the fact that we...
A Practical Guide to Healthy Caring
Alison Lowerson GP SpecialistA companion guide for our unsung heroes Caring is such a hidden, often overlooked role and carers are unsung heroes. It’s...
Whistleblowing – Speak Up
Alison Lowerson GP SpecialistNew and improved guidance I’ve previously blogged about whistleblowing but, since NHS England has recently taken significant steps to make it...
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