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Category Archives: HEALTH
GP Gatekeepers
At the start of this month, I wrote about GP’s being at the front line of the NHS and their role as gatekeepers to other clinicians. Now some of the most talented managers in the Clinical Commissioning Groups … Continue reading
GP Satisfaction Levels
I have written quite a bit about GP’s since I started this blog. They are the doorway to health services in the NHS and they are gatekeepers to NHS Services. They were once universally venerated members of … Continue reading
Doctors in two minds ?
Doctors are in a dilemma. Anti-Depressant pills …….. or social clubs ? What to prescribe for loneliness? Conflicting advice has emerged just in the last two days. Listen to researchers from Oxford University and doctors should … Continue reading
Shrinking NHS GRAND PLAN.
Last week my post commented on the services that are being squeezed out of the NHS. Now after a barrage of stories in the media over Christmas and into January about a ‘potential’ winter crisis a clear strategy is … Continue reading
The Shrinking NHS
It doesn’t feel like the NHS is getting smaller. We are always being told by our politicians that there are more doctors and nurses than ever. This doesn’t seem to fit with the stories always coming out … Continue reading
Pill Rationing
I seem to be addicted to writing about pills and it is obviously catching. Because as fast as I write about it more and more articles appear in the media on the same topic. (You can read all my earlier … Continue reading
Eat Your Greens
What a wonderful Christmas present. A cure to fend off dementia may be within our grasp. A study at Rush University in Chicago shows that eating more green vegetables may stave off dementia. The Government is always keen to … Continue reading
