by Kate Pym | Oct 21, 2021 | Blog, Healthcare, NHS, None
Today I have been reading Tweets and newspaper articles accusing GPs of hiding behind telephone appointments and failing to meet the needs of their patients, particularly the elderly and frail. It hasn’t taken long for the national press to change from...
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 | 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 | 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...
by Kate Pym | Oct 26, 2018 | Blog, NHS, Social Care
Health Literacy, Rural Inequality and Living with Dementia. I have decided to post more regular blogs, with less specific focus, as each working week is different, and raises varying issues across health and care. Over the last few days I have been doing the usual,...
by Kate Pym | Sep 28, 2018 | Blog, Business, NHS, NHS structures
Why all NHS trusts are equal for funding, but some are more equal than others. Have you ever wondered why some NHS trusts consistently perform badly, receive bad CQC reports and struggle to recruit staff when compared to other? We all know that the mantra of “it’s...
