Three this morning: “I attribute my success to this – I never gave, nor took excuses…” “… very little can be done under the spirit of fear.” “… the first requirement in a hospitals is that it should do the sick no harm.” Florence Nightingale are you listening Jeremy? …no I thought not.
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Worth a read. Brexit – its impact on regulatory aspects of health and life sciences.
From Eversheds LLP via Lexology Much UK regulatory law originates from the EU. Most of it comes from EU Directives which the UK has implemented into our national law. Examples are Directive 2001/83/EC on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (as amended) and Directive 89/105/EEC, regulating the pricing of medicinal productsContinue reading “Worth a read. Brexit – its impact on regulatory aspects of health and life sciences.”
The Monday Morning Quote #366
“It was devastating. I was hysterical when they told me my career was over. And then, you know, something strangely positive that made me stop crying. They told me that most of the time the condition is only discovered in a post mortem” James Taylor on the most horrible, beautiful day of his life. ReadContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #366”
The Weekend Read – The Management of Dental Practice by Edward Samson
This book was published in 1969 and described as inheriting the character but not the anatomy from Samson’s (pictured left) 1931 book “Progressive Practice”. All I am going to say much about either book is that, although dated in some ways, much of their teaching is as relevant today as it was when they firstContinue reading “The Weekend Read – The Management of Dental Practice by Edward Samson”
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via John Naughton and reestheskin
“Be Careful With Tax Avoidance..”
Here’s an extract from the most recent newsletter from Ray Prince and Graeme Urwin at Rutherford Wilkinson Ltd. I bumped into Ray at The Dentistry Show recently. A short while later I met someone who told me he had been talking to an accountant who guaranteed to cut his tax bill by a half. AllContinue reading ““Be Careful With Tax Avoidance..””
The Monday Morning Quote #365
“The work place should not be a battleground. It should not be a place where people come to struggle. It should be a place where people are valued, encouraged, celebrated and where they come to do their best.” Roy Lilley for the context see: Grounded in the ’70s
Why volunteer?
Why volunteer? And for the sake of argument let’s include fund raising. Earlier today I spent a couple of hours in one of the nicest places in Ireland being a marshal in a 10K race & walk held on the roads around Union Hall. Why did I do it? Firstly, because Susan asked me ifContinue reading “Why volunteer?”
The Monday Morning Quote #364
“The smallest deed is greater than the grandest intention.” Roger Nash Baldwin
Sorry only works for so long.
Waitrose – Crewkerne, Somerset 9.30am Thursday 21st April 2016. It could be anywhere. Me: I’ll have a bowl of porridge please. Assistant: “Certainly sir”, opens cupboard, no porridge, “Sorry sir, we have run out of porridge” Me: ”No problem, I’ll have some toast then” Assistant: “Certainly sir”, opens cupboard, no bread, “Sorry sir we haveContinue reading “Sorry only works for so long.”
The Incisal Edge 