I’ve just had my first report back from a patient who had rung the new NHS Emergency Number – 111.It is a thing of beauty. I am tempted to frame it and put it up in the waiting room – but alas patient confidentiality forbids me from such excesses.
This month we are updating our computer system.The new system is a significant improvement on the old and we are very hopeful that we will be able to offer a better service all round as a result!!
I was one of the 7 million viewers who watched with horror and fascination the recent Panorama documentary on North KoreaI was particularly interested with their high tech hospital which someone presumably high up in the North Korea hierarchy deemed worthy of showing off to curious foreigners.
We have a problem.Ideally we want to communicate with all our patients important information in a timely manner – the best ways to do this is embracing modern telecommunications – ie email or texting.
I’m glad to announce that we are able to extend our memory clinic for at least a few more months.I have written previously about the fact that dementia is poorly managed in the UK. This is predominantly because it is under-diagnosed.
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