Expert Insights

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

There is so much going on in practice life right now, probably the most on-going changes  GPs have had to deal with since the inception of the NHS.  The trees…

I bet that heading got your attention, it certainly got mine.  There is more and more in the `alternative` press about the ill effects of root treatment – including cancer. …

The flash of a leg, the passion and intimacy, and the feeling (in our dreams) of dancing with the professional are all ingredients that make Strictly Come Dancing into enthralling…