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Leadership and Well-being in Wales

November 21, 2016
Leadership is about taking services forward, improving standards, promoting best-practice and inspiring others. Leadership is the final theme in the new (interim) Inspection Framework for care services in Wales. This…
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Cancer Discrimination – One in Five Patients Face Discrimination at Work

November 21, 2016
New research by Macmillan Cancer Support and Yougov finds that one in five cancer patients face discrimination at work. That’s around 18%. The research was released earlier this month and…
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MLMC is Back from Walking the Camino de Santiago

November 18, 2016
Three of our members – Dawn, Paul and Shaun – spent the first week of this month walking the Camino de Santiago with members of the Justice for LB Campaign.…
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NHS Acronyms – Love or Hate?

November 18, 2016
Ever wonderhow many acronyms are used in General Practice? I did a bit of research and found 200 acronyms and abbreviations available on the NHS (National Health Service) Employers Website.…
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Coffee and Dementia: News That’s Cold, Lukewarm or Hot?

November 18, 2016
Some of the most recent headlines on dietary factors and dementia prevention involve cups of coffee. Yes, coffee. In fact, the relationship between caffeine and dementia prevention is not new.…
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No More Printing Deducted Patient Records! – GP2GP

November 13, 2016
Before GP2GP – Each time a patient is deducted, we would print off the full patient record notes, including those which we have scanned. These were then sent to the…
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Is Your Practice Contributing to Resistance of Antibiotics?

November 13, 2016
  Antibiotic resistance is a worrying issue globally and death rates from previously treatable and emerging infections are on the rise. Primary care dentistry in the United Kingdom accounts for…
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Mapping Care and Support – New Welsh Inspection Framework

November 13, 2016
The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act, (SSWA), 2014, established a clear direction of travel for social care which is now being followed through with new (interim) inspection methodology, prior…
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