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Fortunately, the law is unusually non-prescriptive on this matter. The employee might like to be disturbed. On my first holiday in my first managerial job my staff broke into my…

About twenty years ago, I found myself sitting in my car, parked behind a shopping precinct, in a town about twenty miles away from my busy practice.  I had no…

You should all be aware that a shiny new HTM 01 05 – Decontamination in Primary Care Dental Practices – has landed through our letter boxes.  This is one of…

One of the notable benefits of the findings of the serious case review into the Winterbourne View scandal is new guidance in supporting staff with challenging frontline roles. Whilst the…

Once a masterstroke In the wake of recent events that have put the CQC in the headlines, the regulator is under some scrutiny by the media and politicians. Created by…

“A practice has resorted to hand-delivering letters rather than paying for stamps, as funding pressures bear down on GPs” – Pulse 1st July 2013.  A GP told Pulse Magazine how…

The theme of this year’s mental health awareness week was the importance of physical exercise in promoting mental health and wellbeing. The theme fits in with something I have written…

I went to Glastonbury once, with four teenage children and high hopes of a good time. The experience was not for the fainthearted. I have been an avid festival goer…