Grief in the Workplace
It’s been nearly six years since I lost my husband to suicide. It feels like far less time than that, and far longer – both
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Accuracy and Legibility of Healthcare Records
It’s probably fair to say that anyone who has professional dealings with patients, service users, clients or their families will also know that records of
A Tale of a Prescription
It was one of those days that I really dislike. A busy Monday in winter and I was duty doctor. I had a fully booked
SCIL EXPO 2018
Last week I was lucky enough to go along to the 2018 SCIL Expo at the NEC in Birmingham. I went with our MD and
Manc Musings – Dragging the past back to the future?
Over the past few weeks Manchester has been treated to a whole smorgasbord of arts, music and culture with the coming of the biennial Manchester
Armouries, AvMA and a gin hamper
Sooty and Sweep. Jelly Tots. The longest unventilated road tunnel in the whole of Europe. What magical land could produce all of these momentous contributions
Keep calm and blunder on
The run up to the 2017 General Election has been more frenzied and dogged than almost any in my memory. Certainly if you’re under twenty
The Great British National Easter Egg Trust Debacle
The National Trust has found itself in hot water over the apparent decision to drop the word “Easter” from its various egg hunts located around
NHS Blunder
A couple of weeks ago the NHS found itself at the centre of yet another scandal involving patient data and its misappropriation. If there isn’t
A blistering encounter over a Contraceptive
I wasn’t ready for it. A very irate mother, slapping her 15 year old daughter’s prescription for Microgynon 30 on my desk at 10 o’clock
