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Nurse Anne is doing her nut!

Witch Doctor wrote 2 days ago: And quite right too! Nurse Anne, in the view of the witching community, is doing an essential servic … more →

Tags: Blogosphere, Communitarinaism, Consultant Delivered Service, Creep, Health Policies, leadership, National Practitioner, Skills escalator, The Third Way

The problem with bananas

Witch Doctor wrote 6 days ago: The fact that all nurses will now require to have degrees, indicates that the major restructuring of … more →

Tags: Charity, Communitarinaism, competencies, Creep, Department of Health, Health Economics, Health Policies, Medical Education, National Practitioner

All going according to plan3 comments

Witch Doctor wrote 1 week ago: The Department of Health announced last week that from 2013 all nurses in England would be educated … more →

Tags: Creep, Department of Health, Health Economics, Health Policies, Independent medical practitioner, Medical UK, National Practitioner, NHS, The Third Sector

Will future law support male doctors?2 comments

Witch Doctor wrote 1 month ago: So, My Black Cat, this is interesting. Harriet Harman has plans to have the laws of the EU amended s … more →

Tags: Creep, Health Economics, Medical women, Universities, Demographic Change, Harriet Harman, meritocracy, sexual discrimination, Work Life Balance

WD Apology (33) - Democracy and Darzi Clinics1 comment

Witch Doctor wrote 2 months ago: Well, My Black Cat, are you about to tell us why there are conspiracy theories surrounding Common Pu … more →

Tags: - The Witch Doctor's Apology, Charity, Common Purpose, Conspiracy Theories, Creep, Darzi, democracy, Freedom, Health Policies

WD Apology (26) - The best laid schemes.....

Witch Doctor wrote 2 months ago: The Witch Doctor and My Black Cat need to have a break from blogging for a few weeks because there i … more →

Tags: - The Witch Doctor's Apology, Banks, Charity, Common Purpose, Conspiracy Theories, Creep, Data mines, Economy, Freedom

Was MMC embracing women doctors?

Witch Doctor wrote 6 months ago: THE TROJAN HORSE – PART 2 So, leaving aside the reasons why, and whether it is good or bad, it … more →

Tags: MTAS, MMC, Modernising Medical Careers, National Practitioner, Health Policies, Health Economics, Department of Health, Medical women, Skills escalator

Mid-Staffordshire and St Elsewhere

Witch Doctor wrote 8 months ago: The Witch Doctor has been under an Ancient Bottle Spell for some time now trying to make her brain y … more →

Tags: NHS, Healthcare, Health Policies, Health Economics, Department of Health, competencies, Skills escalator, Creep, patient experience

The Leadership Crescendo - an update2 comments

Witch Doctor wrote 8 months ago: During our time in The Wilderness, My Black Cat and I are asking many questions while we try to find … more →

Tags: Charity, Department of Health, Economy, Health Policies, House of Commons, leadership, Medical UK, Medical women, Modernising Medical Careers

The huge flaw1 comment

Witch Doctor wrote 9 months ago: Good! Exposed at last! Dr Grumble has said it! Unbelievably, the government’s apparent concept … more →

Tags: Health Policies, Department of Health, Dr Grumble, General Practice, polyclinics, Darzi, Charity, dementia, Third Sector

An answer for Dr Hamish Meldrum

Witch Doctor wrote 10 months ago: BMA chairman Dr Hamish Meldrum said: “It does strike me as bizarre that at exactly the same ti … more →

Tags: Health Economics, Department of Health, Alternative Medicine, commodity, Rationing, Darzi, Creep, Economy, Charity

Enter The Third Sector. Enter The Private Sector

Witch Doctor wrote 10 months ago: My Back Cat, this old witch has two bizarre notions bubbling around in her shrinking brain. The firs … more →

Tags: Health Policies, Department of Health, polyclinics, Darzi, Economy, Charity, leadership, Ancient Bottle Spell, Third Sector

Peter Carter thinks nurses should support Darzi

Witch Doctor wrote 1 year ago: THE NURSES FRIEND It seems some nurses don’t regard Lord Darzi as their friend. Presumably thi … more →

Tags: Health Policies, Health Economics, Department of Health, nurse practitioner, Lord Darzi, Peter Carter

My Black Cat, Sir Liam Donaldson and the BBC1 comment

Witch Doctor wrote 1 year ago: Every now and then My Black Cat and I like to dedicate a day to the CMO of England, Sir Liam Donalds … more →

Tags: NHS, Department of Health, Sir Liam Donaldson

Performance results - looking at the stars?

Witch Doctor wrote 1 year ago: Witches and black cats often journey out into the wilderness of The Parallel Universe when The Human … more →

Tags: House of Commons, Health Policies, Parliament, Department of Health, Iwantgreatcare, Prof Darzi, Evidence-Based, QoF

The Ferret is Back!

Witch Doctor wrote 1 year ago: The Ferret Fancier has never been away, really. However his daily wise words have been missed as his … more →

Tags: House of Commons, NHS, Health Policies, Parliament, Health Economics, Department of Health, The Ferret Fancier, GP incentives

Messy death, lovely memorial?

Witch Doctor wrote 1 year ago: DON’T LET GP’S BATTLE ALONE FOR OUR FUTURE … more →

Tags: House of Commons, NHS, Health Policies, Parliament, Health Economics, Department of Health, polyclinics, Darzi, Lord Darzi

Lord Darzi - take heed 2 comments

Witch Doctor wrote 1 year ago: Some daily papers report how a gallbladder was removed in error. The female patient concerned appare … more →

Tags: Department of Health, patient safety, protocols

Go on - share the consternation of Ferret and Grumble!4 comments

Witch Doctor wrote 1 year ago: The Ferret thinks medical training is in the dustbin. Dr Grumble has been told off by the high and m … more →

Tags: MMC, Modernising Medical Careers, Medical Education, // BMA //, PMETB, The Colleges, Universities, Dr Grumble, GMC


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