Netiquette – playing nice on social media

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A short note here following the helpful twitter chat today with #hcsmanz [transcript link] Background Wikipedia defines netiquette. However, the clearest summary is contained in the following picture: Better understanding of the conventions for engaging in social media conversations will, hopefully, more people to stop lurking and join in. Social media conversations are more than [...]

Nothing to see here – General Practice serves our children well

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February 19, 2013 UK readers awoke to the headline that NHS is failing the children. Why? Kids with meningococcal disease are turned away rather than sent to hospital to be cured; Children with asthma are not given adequate treatment; Too many children are admitted to paediatric wards with minor illnesses Doctors prescribe too many drugs [...]

Forgiveness, narratives and listening

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Reblogged from Abetternhs's Blog: “Forgive is a verb, not a noun. Every day I try to forgive and hopefully move a little further down the road” Marian Partington has been on that road for a long time. In 1973 her younger sister Lucy disappeared. She wasn’t found until 1994, when her dismembered and decapitated remains [...]

A personal response to the Francis Report (Part 1)

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Form filling and tick boxes Do Not Attempt Resuscitation [DNAR] Form Background End of life care is an important part of primary health care and general practice. There are strong ethical and moral arguments going back to biblical times to … Continue reading →