The Monday Morning Quote #331 – Poems in August #3

The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim,Continue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #331 – Poems in August #3”

The Monday Morning Quote #330 – Poems in August #2

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not goContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #330 – Poems in August #2”

A Change in Consent

A good article in the BDJ by Messrs D’Cruz and Kaney from Dental Protection about the change in the law regarding consent following the judgement in Montgomery v Lanarkshire in March 2015. The link to the full piece is here for BDA members. I advise any dentist to read it in its entirety but hereContinue reading “A Change in Consent”

Another government attempt at confidential data snatching from the NHS?

My first thought was ‘here we go again’, but as the Dave ‘n’ Gid partnership seems intent on selling as much as they can, especially if it will ease the way to privatisation, I believe this might be a more sinister move. (The images are my addition.) From Anthony Gold Solicitors via Lexology.com The PrimeContinue reading “Another government attempt at confidential data snatching from the NHS?”

The Weekend Read – Better by Atul Gawande

If Atul Gawande is anything like as good a surgeon as he is a writer and thinker then his patients are in good hands. Subtitled, “A Surgeons Notes on Performance” the author looks at medicine in a variety of locations from battlefields in Iraq, through courtrooms to maternity suites and specialities including treating polio outbreaksContinue reading “The Weekend Read – Better by Atul Gawande”