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Fat – A controversial issue?
November 8, 2013
A recent commentary in the influential British Medical Journal suggested that government advice to eat less saturated fat for better heart health was flawed. This was picked up widely by…
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Drugs & Medicines
November 8, 2013
It`s a bit obvious, but what is the most vulnerable cost in primary care when cuts are in the air? In general practice it`s got to be medicines. The total…
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Choices
November 8, 2013
The NHS Choices website has the following advice for people seeking online help and advice about NHS dentistry. – The NHS will not provide treatments such as teeth whitening, which…
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World Wide Web – wonderful or worrying?
November 7, 2013
Recently I attended a safeguarding seminar in London primarily because it promised information about recruiting staff and volunteers and how to use value-based interviewing. Whilst this was really interesting and…
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Could you handle a whistle-blower?
November 6, 2013
It is a curious enigma that those who report wrong-doing, particularly wrong-doing among their peers, are often regarded with contempt – “snitch” is a word that comes to mind. Whistle-blowing,…
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Time Critical Homecare Cases
November 1, 2013
I wrote a couple weeks ago about the huge amount of pressure I have been under recently to offer a service for new packages of care. I have never seen…
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Keep an eye on Retention Rates…
November 1, 2013
The cost of recruitment is expensive. Our staff turnover rate this year has been 10%, which is higher than it’s ever been before. The bottom line is the job is…
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Something wicked……
November 1, 2013
I’m not answering the door this evening, partly because I am busy writing this blog, and partly because the neighbourhood is full of wailing children in face paints and expensive…
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