Monthly Archives: September 2011

Up The Creek – Paddle Lost

Posted on September 30, 2011 by admin

The wrong kind of leadership Shock and outrage greeted the news this week that in an official list of top NHS leaders only 4% were GPs. Here they are bravely preparing to set off in their armoured CCGs to do … Continue reading →

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The “Daily” Post

Posted on September 29, 2011 by admin

Have you read ‘The Langoliers’? I can hear the timeline being eaten up and I’ve been a very naughty boy. At least the weather has conspired to be nice so I can meander around outside actually achieving something.  I’m getting … Continue reading →

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The Daily Post

Posted on September 27, 2011 by admin

Due to popular demand (ie someone asked) I’m going to do a daily post – which will appear every week or two ;-P Today the agenda is to do an absolute shitload of work on the charity, see if other … Continue reading →

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ADHD Raises Children’s Risk for Physical Injury

Posted on September 26, 2011 by admin

Abstract taken from Medscape News, a US based medical site – LGF   September 22, 2011 — Young adolescents with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at increased risk for unintentional injury, but this risk can be mitigated by treating ADHD … Continue reading →

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Insight Into How The NHS Sees Itself As A Victim

Posted on September 26, 2011 by admin

      Power to the Proles: why Orwell got it wrong In George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, Big Brother and the members of the ruling elite, the Inner Party, monitor the population by telescreen, a surveillance device in every … Continue reading →

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How to speak NHS: guidance for doctors

Posted on September 16, 2011 by admin

As independent contractors, GPs have enjoyed certain freedoms. These include the right to press their fingers together in a thoughtful way and the right to own a leatherette chair on castors for the purposes of gaining psychological advantage during consultations … Continue reading →

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LGFs dangerous theories

Posted on September 13, 2011 by admin

Following on from the recent omega 3 ‘shock’ I’m going to muse slightly on things that I believe are beneficial. First off – anti inflammatories. Omega 3 functions as one, amongst other effects, as does ibuprofen. Anything that promotes blood … Continue reading →

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Omega 3

Posted on September 10, 2011 by admin

I keep a baleful eye on the medical press just in case something interesting crops up…and guess what? Omega 3 raised it’s head again. This time it was a long term test on kids where it was found to have … Continue reading →

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Another bad week for analogies.

Posted on September 9, 2011 by admin

Editors blog NHS Networks. An official communication about the second reading of the health bill arrives with the cheery headline: “Putting patients and health professionals in the driving seat.” Putting more than one person in charge of a vehicle is … Continue reading →

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Support Group Meet Monday 12th September 7-9PM

Posted on September 8, 2011 by admin

Just in case you haven’t spotted it on it’s own page mADDchester meet LGF  

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