The NHS runs on forms The NHS chucked out Heat and other dog-eared magazines lying around in Outpatients, and instead, we occupy our waiting time with a clipboard and form to fill in. Handed to you without a smile; the Receptionist knows what's on the form, and she's...
Are we now in safe hands? Test and Trace is the latest Government wheeze to reach the top of the pile of post-Covid problems. The past few months has seen turmoil with official plans, but Bojo and Cummings latest wheeze takes the biscuit: Baronness (Dido) Harding...
Our funny old 'medical' language Next time they've run out of old magazines in Outpatients, pick up a newspaper and see how many of today's medical terms could have another meaning. For starters ....... ARTERY - - - - - - - - - The Study of Paintings CEASARIAN...
NHS and NHS Improvement Bulletin This plops into my inbox every month, with latest news about the NHS The headline in this month's issue proudly announces:- The NHS supports World Suicide Day This sounds a rather drastic way of sorting out staff and bed...
Oxford Univerity Reseacher explains NHS Remember Matron? She was the person who managed to run her hospital with an Assistant and a small number of key workers. Today, Oxford University researcher Karl Crawford has come up with an analysis of the current employment...
Words can mean a lot. But the language professionals use when talking to us needs an overhaul I am fed up with "just a scratch". No - I want to scream. Uttering that platitude usually means a painful dig as a nurse remembers to say this, but hasn't been taught how...