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No One Told Me That

April 17, 2014
Sorry, this is a technical blog with a lot of ‘dentist speak’ in it, but others might be interested in the gist of it.  Today, I saw a patient with…
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Come on you Blues?

April 16, 2014
Supporting your team is more than just watching on telly. The buzz and atmosphere of a match viewed from the stands is every fan’s dream Saturday, so why isn’t it…
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Dementia Care: Life History

April 16, 2014
A programme of care for an individual living with dementia would have life history as need number one – this is your touchstone – know the persons linear history. What…
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Will New GP Service Reduce Unplanned Emergency Admissions?

April 16, 2014
What’s it all about? A new unplanned admissions Direct Enhanced Service (DES) has been introduced as part of yet another move to reduce unnecessary emergency admissions to secondary care. The…
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What do you know about Down’s Syndrome?

April 14, 2014
March 17th to 20th 2014 was Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week, so time to improve your knowledge with some facts about this condition. I first met Margaret in 1988 when her…
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CQC Registration One Year On

April 11, 2014
What was required? What a year it has been, especially since April 2013 all providers of primary medical services should have been registered with the CQC. When providers apply for…
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When is a Probiotic not a Probiotic?

April 11, 2014
There is continued public interest in the area of probiotics and health, but have you noticed something odd about the word ‘probiotic’ on yogurt packs? For the very observant, you…
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Are We Living to Work or Working to Live?

April 11, 2014
In recent years Britains employees have been in the headlines for working some of the longest hours in Europe.  A survey from StepStone and totaljobs.com in June 2013, showed that…
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