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Is this the end of QOF?
January 24, 2014
A radical agreement In a Pulse article last week some GPs in the South West of England were told to stop doing Quality & Outcomes Framework (QOF) and focus on…
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Investigate, Investigate, Investigate
January 24, 2014
In line with ACAS guidelines, your QCS disciplinary procedure states that: “No disciplinary action will be taken against an employee until the case has been fully investigated.” Then there is…
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Riding Out the Storm – Getting the Best from Your Team
January 24, 2014
Make sure you recognise, utilise and embrace the diversity of your individual staff; it will help you pull a successful team together. Back in 1965, Bruce Tuckman identified the four…
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Walls Have Ears!
January 22, 2014
Most of you won’t remember the old war-time poster that stated (under a wall sprouting an ear) ‘WARNING – Walls Have Ears – be careful what you say!’ Obviously, this…
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Homecare: Dealing with Bereavement & Grief
January 17, 2014
I have worked in social care for a number of years and have found there to be one major negative aspect. As a Homecare worker you are regularly visiting Service…
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Testing the Boundaries
January 17, 2014
Abolition of GP Practice boundaries At a presentation of the new GP contract for 2014/2015, it was announced that practice boundaries would be abolished in October 2014 to offer improved…
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Fibre – Not Just for Constipation
January 17, 2014
The importance of fibre for digestive health has been known about for some time. Increasing fibre intake through including plenty of fruit and vegetables and wholegrains in the diet are…
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Beware the Model Carer
January 16, 2014
There is an uncanny relationship between protestations of carers convicted of abuse at Hillcroft Nursing Home and our experience of those few carers who have the wrong temperament to work…
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