by Kate Pym | Jan 9, 2020 | Blog, Dementia, Healthcare, NHS, Social Care
This blog is very personal and has taken me some time to get up the courage to write it. Those who have read my previous blogs will know that myself and my brother have been supporting our mother through an initial diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), then...
by Kate Pym | Aug 20, 2019 | Blog, Healthcare, Social Care
The Guardian posted an article in June this year looking at mental healthcare, and the lack of attention paid to prevention. With only 5% of mental health research funding spent on prevention, there is surely a long way to go before we see prevention as a working...
by Kate Pym | Jul 18, 2019 | Blog, Business, Healthcare, NHS
What it means to be a patient in a rural community. I have been asked to speak at a meeting for the Rural Service Network about my experience of working in health and care in rural environments and this has got me thinking. My experience is founded upon the...
by Kate Pym | Jun 14, 2019 | Blog, Business, Business development, Successful Bid Responses
Pym’s Consultancy – Celebrating Five Years’ Success with a competition to win a free consultation! Pym’s Consultancy – Celebrating Five Years’ Success with a competition to win a free consultation! This month Pym’s Consultancy is celebrating five years’...
by Kate Pym | May 2, 2019 | Blog, Financial, Power of Attorney, Social Care
Financial Lasting Power of Attorney, Self-funding Care and Taxation Holding Financial Lasting Power of Attorney for someone needing care is a big responsibility and not something to be undertaken lightly. It means more than making sure Mum or Dad is running their bank...
by Kate Pym | Mar 21, 2019 | Blog, NHS, Social Care
Why is Social Care so far ahead of the NHS when it comes to digital records and mobile working? This is a question I was asked recently at meeting about implementing digital health technologies in the NHS. The question arose as a result of me being the only person in...