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Caring About High Standards – The Person Specification
October 10, 2013
Creating high standards is largely about people and what they bring to their work. Good recruitment and selection in the first place may do more to improve people performance in…
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Just an Idea – Reducing Bad Breath
October 10, 2013
OK, what do your best friends never tell you about? You know what the answer is, but I`m embarrassed to say! Well, apparently I`m not alone as a dentist as…
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Precious Time
October 9, 2013
I’m annoyed. These days it takes a lot for a news story to make me cross, but the revelation today that over 75% of care visits carried out by some…
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Shout about Service User Satisfaction
October 4, 2013
Yes, it’s that time of year again when I start to send out my Quality Audit forms to all my service users. For those of you who read my article…
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What do you mean by performance management?
October 3, 2013
Under-performers; 360o appraisal; or bonuses? In linking bonus to performance, recent research shows that fewer than half of all employers with bonus/commission/pay by results schemes assess whether the outcomes match…
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Deep End
October 3, 2013
Out of the 150 or so GP practices inspected by CQC so far, a number have failed to fully meet the standards inspected and have been issued with enforcement notices. …
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CE
October 3, 2013
The letters ` C E` mean different things to different people, Chief Executive (I wish), Church of England or the element Cerium. In healthcare, we should know the acronym as…
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Get a Job?
October 3, 2013
This week’s Conservative Party Conference focused some attention on ways to reduce the number of young people under 25 who were seen to be opting for a life on benefits.…
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