Subscribe:
RSS feed
Guerilla Health and Social Care
Browsing Archives of Author » «
Can research save the NHS ?
This week it has emerged that thousands of deaths in the NHS may have been prevented if only people had taken notice of the figures on mortality rates in various failing hospitals, Mid Staffs being just one of them. The most shocking part of this piece of news on the BBC Website is that people in powerful enough […]
Family and friends are always biased
January 5, 2013
Recent reports that the family and friends test, often used in businesses to report faulty goods ( would I recommend my family and friends to buy this?) will work in the NHS is just another smokescreen for the real problems that the politicians do not want to address. Lack of appropriately qualified staff + increased demand = poor care outcomes ( is it really that simple even a nurse […]
A Critical Christmas
December 23, 2012
Christmas is on the critical list -yes really! The one thing our lives (in the UK anyway) that never changes is currently on the brink of collapse with the threat of a DNR hanging over it. I hear hospital wards are not being allowed to put decorations up, school concerts cannot be in any way religious and staff […]
Failing standards belong to failing organisations not their staff
November 25, 2012
Failing standards belong to failing organisations not their staff.
Taken in by Technology
November 24, 2012
As an avid fan of all things technological I will have to admit upfront that I love it. On a daily basis I need to monitor my use and consequent lack of exercise in order to try and restore some balance in my life and look after my physical and mental health. But that is my choice. I know the risks and can […]
Sickness benefits, suspicion, and anxiety
October 20, 2012
Reblogged from Inequalities: In a guest post, Kayleigh Garthwaite talks about her recent research with sickness benefit claimants. Prompted by a hostile email from a GP after speaking about her research recently on national radio, Kayleigh reflects on the real barriers that sickness benefit claimants face, and the challenges of living in a climate of institutionalised […]
Time to Stand up and Deliver
October 6, 2012
With all the political wrangling going on over the last few weeks it can be hard to filter out the message that is being delivered. Are we really a nation so shallow that judges our politicians on their ability to perform in front of an audience In the USA too this seems to be the main priority – how well did they come across in their stand off debates, who […]
Recent Comments
MumsNet
March 17, 2013
3