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Will Sharing Information Improve Patient Care?
January 9, 2014
What’s new? The way in which we collect patient information has moved on from paper records to a new era that some are finding hard to come to terms with,…
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Safe Hands
January 9, 2014
The Problem of financial abuse – How are you guarding Service Users against this risk? Last week we were reviewing our safeguarding policy in the light of a new and…
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Mind Your P’s and Q’s
January 6, 2014
Take care that care records are fully confidential; you may not be the only one to have access to them. A cursory read over of a care plan this week…
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Finally! A New Years Resolution you can stick to
January 3, 2014
Another Year ends and a new one begins It is the time of year when everyone is thinking about the New Year ahead, committing themselves to resolutions that will last…
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Is the Low Calorie Sweetener Aspartame Safe?
January 3, 2014
In the fight against obesity, the energy content of beverages, as well as other sugar-containing foods, should be considered, particularly for people who are trying to control or reduce their…
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How Long Must We Wait to See a GP?
January 3, 2014
What’s the problem? Now all the Christmas festivities are over there’s the ever familiar rush to book appointments with a GP or Nurse! However, the Royal College of General Practitioners…
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Patients need a Plan
January 2, 2014
As Colonel ‘Hannibal’ Smith said “I love it when a plan comes together”. For this to happen, one needs a plan in the first place! If we were going to…
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Do you speak English ?
January 2, 2014
In a recent Seminar Mark Wright, of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) informed the audience that the Commission is seeking to influence government on language. The EHRC would…
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