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Dementia Care: The Toxic Nature of Malignant Care
February 20, 2014
In our last blog we looked at many of the positive qualities that have been identified in carers that enhance wellbeing and lead to the conditions for good, positive, affirming…
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Finding (and Keeping) the Right People
February 20, 2014
Back in November I mentioned a study day I had been on which talked about Values-Based Interviewing. Having recently been involved in not only interviews for new staff, but also…
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Why You Should Back General Practice
February 18, 2014
Transforming Services I received some literature and patient information posters from the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) last week, asking Practices to support and highlight their ‘Put patients first: Back…
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Thinking of Moving Premises? Make Sure you Notify the CQC First
February 14, 2014
After a few months of debating, we have decided to move premises to just a short distance away. When we first moved to our current premises, there was a side…
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Push for GP Surgery Premises Development
February 14, 2014
Bids for Funding Dr Mike Bewick, GP and Deputy Medical Director for NHS England, has said NHS England is expecting many practices to apply for grants once the round of…
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Hoarding – a Case of Neglect
February 14, 2014
Real life documentaries looking at the day to day lives of our citizens are a feature of so many television programmes these days, it’s easy to get reality fatigue. Having…
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Protect your Heart this Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2014
Hearts are much in the news this week – whether in the romance of 14th February, or the news that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is…
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Weather
February 13, 2014
The rain was horizontal and cold, like needles. The wind was whipping up everything in its path; wheelie bins, leaves, bits of tree and odd paper bags. I was struggling…
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