Author Archives: Alun Rees

Seven habits of highly organised entrepreneurs

Succinct reminder of good habits from businesszone Economic recovery is now in sight but the pressure is still on to create equity and drive profit, and every minute counts in the life of an entrepreneur. Can being better organised really hold the key to being more profitable? Sue Reeve, founder of lifestyle management company ConsiderContinue reading “Seven habits of highly organised entrepreneurs”

Got an NHS Dental Contract? Watch your back.

I keep a watchful eye on what happens in General Medical Practice and medicine generally. I often wonder whether they are ahead or behind the changes that are happening in dentistry. I gather that the changes to the GDC are in advance of those in the GMC. What concerns me in this article is thatContinue reading “Got an NHS Dental Contract? Watch your back.”

Fast in Fast out. Beware! The Early Adopters are Fickle

From Seth Godin’s blog in June this year but just re-read. It turns out that a fast-growing trend is also likely to become a fast-fading trend. My analysis: the people who jump on a fast-moving trend are fickle early adopters. This group is most likely to race on to the next thing, and is alsoContinue reading “Fast in Fast out. Beware! The Early Adopters are Fickle”

Should we pay more for dentistry?

Interesting piece by Prof Jimmy Steele on the BBC website. Professor Jimmy Steele, author of the Government’s last dental review, says the over 40s are straining the NHS dentistry budget. Many of the complex procedures they want, like root canal and crowns, are not really “needed” and higher patient charges may allow the NHS toContinue reading “Should we pay more for dentistry?”

Let Richard Charon (the RA coach) teach you to extend the services you offer

A session with The RA Coach is coming your way! (If you’re in the North East that is.) Having successfully provided hands on training days in his own practice in Newbury and across the Irish Sea in Wexford and Dublin since 2003, Richard Charon is presenting a one-day course in Relative Analgesia / Inhalational SedationContinue reading “Let Richard Charon (the RA coach) teach you to extend the services you offer”