Here’s a really good new blog. It’s written by Chris O’Connor, like me Chris is a Newcastle Dental graduate and I believe we are both ex-Presidents of The Dental Students Society (or DentSoc as it’s called now). Chris is a relatively new associate in general practice and is writing a blog as his way ofContinue reading “So young and so wise!”
Category Archives: Clinical
“The End of The Family Dental Practice in Two Years”
I picked this up on Twitter this morning. Michael Watson is one of the most experienced people writing about dentistry in the UK. His post says: This site probably marks the end of the family dental practice in two years handing it over to corporates. This is the site he is talking about www.dentalaccess.nhs.uk which seems toContinue reading ““The End of The Family Dental Practice in Two Years””
Recession Marketing – 10 Mistakes. (From Robert Middleton’s Blog)
Great List from Robert Middleton. 10 Mistakes in Recession Marketing. Not Having a Game Plan Buying into “Ain’t It Awful” Not Refining Your Marketing Message Not Improving Your Marketing Materials Not Offering Extra Value Not Offering Programs Not Improving Your Selling Process Not Getting Out There Not Staying Regularly in Touch Being Passive, Not ProactiveContinue reading “Recession Marketing – 10 Mistakes. (From Robert Middleton’s Blog)”
So we do all ask about symptoms every time….don’t we?
I went through my TMJ learning phase whilst working within an NHS contract during the last recession. Headaches etc etc were in abundance and I must have adjusted my way through tons of acrylic to provide comfort to patients. It struck me that during the decade or so leading up to my practice sale IContinue reading “So we do all ask about symptoms every time….don’t we?”
Save our Souls
I regularly refer to General Medical Practice not only because I feel affinity to GMPs but also because I fear that in the future some PCTs and service commissioners will learn to apply the worst of each system. In order to control health professionals they will drive down costs, encourage a dumbed down service andContinue reading “Save our Souls”
NHS Care Records Scheme
I think that the use of technology has improved the quality of health care throughout the world. However I am not an advocate of the widespread dissemination of patient “information”. The government’s NHS spine IT system is misguided and open to the sort of accidental abuse that is bound to happen with busy people usingContinue reading “NHS Care Records Scheme”
“Why do Nurses always look like hell?”
I have always considered myself to be part of the healthcare “industry”. When I worked in general hospitals from 1978- 81 I felt fortunate to have some insight into the way the rest of medicine, away from that narrow little section that I inhabited, went about its day to day business. I have a hugeContinue reading ““Why do Nurses always look like hell?””
Bedouin dentistry in Essex
I had read about this desperate measure from Essex to spend their budget (what other reason can they have?) but hadn’t seen any photographs. They have appeared on cb’s blog here. Crazy days.
NHS agenda for General (Medical) Practice
A couple of years ago I had an interesting conversation with a friend who has since become a consultant physician in Scotland. It was her belief that she, and most of her contemporaries, saw themselves as ‘medical civil servants’. It seems that successive government policies have eroded not only the real value of doctors &Continue reading “NHS agenda for General (Medical) Practice”
Simple elegant idea.
This is a great idea for storing vital medical information, thought up by an ex-SAS soldier and reported in The Guardian.
The Incisal Edge 