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Manual handling risk assessment
December 29, 2014
In my previous article we reviewed the need for manual handling intervention in the workplace. Manual handling is a part of our daily lives and it would be near impossible…
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Script or adlib
December 22, 2014
We are very fortunate as general dental practitioners, if we have toothache – and many of us have – it’s usually a matter of getting a friend/colleague to have a…
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Read All About It
December 22, 2014
Magazines in the waiting room I read recently that £12.6m worth of magazines get stolen every year from waiting rooms. I appreciate some patients wait longer than others to be…
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Activities in care services
December 22, 2014
The Care inspectorate in Scotland has participated, with Loughborough University in producing a support package ‘Care… about physical activity’ to encourage activities in the care of older people. The programme…
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Have your employees attended work under the influence of alcohol/illegal substances?
December 22, 2014
Merry season For many people Christmas is seen as a time to catch up with family, friends and colleagues and often a time to have a few festive drinks and…
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Is the way to a man’s heart through his gut microbiota?
December 22, 2014
When we think of our guts, we may think of food and digestion, or even of bowel regulation, but perhaps we don’t give enough attention to our gut microbiota, as…
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Manual handling
December 22, 2014
Introduction On a daily basis everyone worldwide carries out some activity that involves manual handling. From the moment we get up in the morning we are lifting, carrying and moving…
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Wiser use of skills in primary care
December 22, 2014
Two research projects published in The Lancet this month trumpet the benefits of targeted health checks and the further improvement on outcomes if these are carried out by practice nurses.…
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