The Lancet 14th April 2018 “Proper standards should include attention to the dismal environment doctors and other health professionals are working in. In its fact sheet related to this case, the GMC says that it sent a clear message in 2016 that there was “a state of unease” in the medical profession. And in responseContinue reading “The General Medical Council has lost its way – Lancet”
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Sam, I know just how you feel!
The joys of a writing deadline and no inspiration… Sam Seaborn, I feel your pain.
The Monday Morning Quote #478
“I dread success. To have succeeded is to have finished one’s business on earth, like the male spider, who is killed by the female the moment he has succeeded in his courtship. I like a state of continual becoming, with a goal in front and not behind” George Bernard Shaw
The Monday Morning Quote #477
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” Cicero
Spreadsheets….
“This confirmed my long held suspicion that many people use spreadsheets as an alternative to thinking.” Richard H Thaler writing in Misbehaving
So you can be pregnant and sacked….
From the Lexology newsletter. Can a pregnant employee be fairly dismissed if their employer does not know they are pregnant? The story starts: Ms Thompson had been employed just over a month, and was still in her probationary period, when she found out she was pregnant. She experienced pains and was admitted to hospital but didContinue reading “So you can be pregnant and sacked….”
Nobody told me how good the next 25 years would be.
When Susan was pregnant we heard lots of congratulations, but they were mostly tempered with warnings of sleepless nights, how our lives were over and now the fun would end. We waited for the tantrums of the terrible twos, the mood swings and challenges of teenage years and the destruction of our lives as heContinue reading “Nobody told me how good the next 25 years would be.”
Could amazon.co.uk be your new sundries suplier?
Serving more than 1 million customers in the U.S., Amazon Business is changing the way dentists think about purchasing dental supplies. Amazon Business has been offering healthcare products, including dental supplies, since its launch. More than 40,000 results currently populate for professional dental supplies on Amazon Business from companies like 3M, Hu-Friedy, Premier Dental, Dentsply,Continue reading “Could amazon.co.uk be your new sundries suplier?”
Rees’s Reads #1 – Setting The Table by Danny Meyer
Setting The Table – The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business This book should be compulsory reading for everyone who works in any business that serves customers face to face. I believe it is essential for any dentist looking to differentiate themselves – especially from corporate practices. Danny Meyer is a restauranteur. The CEO ofContinue reading “Rees’s Reads #1 – Setting The Table by Danny Meyer”
The Monday Morning Quote #476
“If it does not pay to do an act once, it will not pay to do it twice, thrice, or at all.” Paul Samuelson
The Incisal Edge 