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Cocoa for Senior Moments?
November 6, 2014
As the weather gets colder, it is timely that this week’s blog focuses on a favourite hot milky drink, the cup of cocoa. In a small study published at the…
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Prescription for Disaster!
November 5, 2014
About twenty years ago, I called the weekend duty GP because I was worried about our young son who had a sore throat and a temperature. The doctor turned up…
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10 Minutes to Burnout
October 31, 2014
Hamster wheel Last week, Mr Hunt told the House of Commons that GP workforce concerns were a ‘very, very important issue’ that needed to be solved in order to tackle…
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The Environment of Care
October 31, 2014
To meet people’s care needs, the environment must be recognised as an important element in setting up a care home service. Firstly, everyone has social care needs, we need to…
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It’s Cold Outside
October 31, 2014
There was news in our office this week that failed to surprise me. After a four month long recruitment process, a brand new worker started his shadowing in the community.…
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Have you Considered Shared Parental Leave Yet?
October 31, 2014
The legislation regarding Shared Parental Leave is currently with Parliament and it is believed it will come into effect from 1 December 2014. Recent Survey Recent figures suggest that out…
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A ‘Subtle Apartheid of Carer and Client’ ?
October 31, 2014
A small column in this week’s Private Eye caught my attention, as it relates to an ongoing struggle to maintain a way of working at a unique service for people…
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“See you in Court”
October 31, 2014
These are the words used by the British Dental Association (BDA) after the General Dental Council (GDC) considered the annual retention fee for dentists and decided to go ahead with…
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