Issue 10
Practice

Those of us aged over 40 are probably more used to using pen and paper to communicate. However, with age comes a noticable failure in memory - sometimes we are simply too busy to remember appointments, or indeed, to remember to look in our diaries. So a system that can send us reminders via mobile phone can only be a good thing.

 

Here, Joan Pons-Laplana outlines his experiences with Flo Telehealth.


Issue 10
Practice

In the last issue (Issue 9: http://https://pcnr.co.uk/articles/258/oh-what-a-circus-oh-what-a-show-) we reported on the Academy of Fabulous NHS Stuff Awards, held in November last year. We also featured two of the winning entries.

Here, we show-case the other award winners.


Issue 10
Practice

In the last issue (Issue 9: http://https://pcnr.co.uk/articles/258/oh-what-a-circus-oh-what-a-show-) we reported on the Academy of Fabulous NHS Stuff Awards, held in November last year. We also featured two of the winning entries.

Here, we show-case the other award winners.


Issue 10
Practice

In my recent editorial ‘In, Out, Shake it All About’ (Issue 8: https://pcnr.co.uk/articles/249/in-out-in-out-shake-it-all-about), I postulated that the revalidation process was likely to be a bit unwieldy. On a personal note, as I am self-employed, I was worried about finding someone to have my reflective discussion with and someone to sign off all the paperwork. Fortunately, a colleague came to the rescue and offered to do both jobs (see, a nurse multi-tasking again). 

In return, I agreed to write about my experience of revalidation. So here goes…


Issue 10
Practice

Unless you have been up in the International Space Station for the past two years, you won't have escaped the bru-haha around 'safe' staffing numbers. First NICE was working on a model, then they weren't, someone else was going to do it...

However, while various organisations, including the DH, were spatting over this, Ann Marie Riley, Caron Swinscoe, and various other innovative people came together to produce a model of staff for their organisation.

 

Then they made it into an App...