Filter Posts:
Keyboards and infection prevention
January 30, 2015
Have you ever wondered when using your keyboard what happens to the crumbs of that tasty sandwich you are eating or the droplets after you sneeze or cough? Well, it…
Read more
Lost in Translation
January 30, 2015
What are the requirements? Practices are still confused about whether or not they are required to provide translation or interpretation services to patients whose first language is not English. Even…
Read more
The emperor’s new contract
January 30, 2015
Sometimes I feel really old. I was in practise for twelve years before we had a ‘New Contract’ in 1990. Somehow we survived another 16 years before the next ‘New…
Read more
Can you afford not to?
January 29, 2015
More and more scrutiny of providers’ business practice by commissioners means hours completing paperwork. For smaller providers, the cost of keeping up with requirements puts a strain on their business.…
Read more
Getting out
January 23, 2015
There are many examples of how being outdoors in green spaces and close to nature can help to reduce illness and to promote our general health and wellbeing. Dutch research…
Read more
Handed on a plate and Spoon-fed
January 23, 2015
Is it better to provide people with what they need, or support them to go out and find it themselves? This week I have been pondering the world of students.…
Read more
Viruses – prevent the spread in all workplaces
January 23, 2015
Worldwide, the incidence of infections increases rapidly with the cold weather, and the spread of infectious pathogens such as the influenza virus, common cold and other airborne infections are high…
Read more
New funding for premises
January 23, 2015
The NHS Five Year Forward View Last week NHS England announced the launch of a £1bn investment in primary care premises, which is part of additional funding announced to support…
Read more