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tdowe | 
12th Jan 2010 at 19:02 | 41 views | 
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Need a New Tin Opener in your life???
For months now....in fact , I forgert how long it's been.....I have struggled with the tin opener in my cupboard.....every time I want t open a tin it take sooooo long. It doesn't cut cleanly, quickly or evenly. I get so frustrated with it. Not sure when it started to be ineefective.....thse things kind of just creep up slowly don't they untill one day you realise this is ridiculous!! I need to get a new one!
So.....I finally got around to investing in a n...
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tdowe | 08th Dec 2009 at 21:03 | 67 views | 1 comments(s)
Funny isn't it how some days, the training session content is the same, the audience is different AND there's no planning for all sorts of unexpected interruptions!
Had a day like that today! The crowd were great...a little on the quiet side at 1st maybe - they warmed up nicely as we went along. 5 minutes in to the training the door bell rings ?????? So I apologise and go to the door to discover a delegate from another meeting whi is lost and apologetic. No problem, we carry on.
10 mins into t...
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tdowe | 04th Dec 2009 at 18:34 | 51 views | 0 comments(s)
Here's a little observation....and I think that it's more noticable at this time of year as we rush into the busy festive season.
We get so caught up in what we have to accomplish today,we write the list and never seem to get to the bottom of it cos we keep thinking of stuff to add on :-P and we never seem to have a minute to spare or a minute to think......chance woud be a fine thing! Some days we feel as though we hardly get a moment to breathelet alone anything else.
And then there are thos...
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tdowe | 02nd Dec 2009 at 16:46 | 77 views | 0 comments(s)
Give Yourself A Big Hand!
Every day we do the most amazing things.....
Some days BIG things......
Some days little things.......
Every day Amazing things.
How often though do you stop and acknowledge what a brilliant job you do? How often do you stop and thank yourself for all of the gifts you give, the smiles you create and the steps you take towards your goals? It's so easy to get caught up in the "on to the next thing" mentality without stopping for a moment to acknowledge...
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tdowe | 17th Nov 2009 at 16:59 | 64 views | 0 comments(s)
Discover How Amazing You Really Are
Watch this short video clip to discover a fun and easy to use tool that will transform you by helping you to remeber all the wonderful things about you that you've been forgetting to remember. Take a leap to a new identity!
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tdowe | 06th Aug 2009 at 22:09 | 152 views | 0 comments(s)
Completion of Medication Administration Records (MAR’s)
One of the biggest challenges care organisations have is in ensuring that they have good Medication Administration Records and that their nurses and care staff actually complete them correctly. I recently had the pleasure of the company of a gentleman from the Care Quality Commission who told me that medication issues are still the greatest area of concern during inspection visits and particularly record keeping. So what are the issu...
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tdowe | 06th Aug 2009 at 21:41 | 92 views | 0 comments(s)
What is Confidence?
Confidence, we all talk about it, we all have it and we all generally would like more of at certain times in our lives, but what actually is it?
Quite simply, confidence is just a set of skills that can be learned by anyone to give them the feeling that they can succeed in any given situation or circumstance. That’s Great News! Why? Because it means that we can all learn to have more whenever we need it, it’s not genetic, it’s nothing to do with how much m...
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tdowe | 29th Mar 2009 at 10:31 | 99 views | 0 comments(s)
With all of the uncertainty that life can deliver it’s essential to know your Purpose…how else will you know where to focus your energy? Spend your time or make a contribution to this life? And yet….so many of us drift along feeling lost and never looking for the answer. We know we have a purpose for being here…..how do we find it though??
Simple. We just need to ask better questions, give ourselves a little “me” time to answer those questions and be hones...
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tdowe | 10th Apr 2008 at 10:40 | 146 views | 0 comments(s)
What are they and what should you do?
Side Effect - An unpleasant effect of a drug that happens in addition to the main effect of that drug.
Adverse Reaction - A negative or harmful effect caused by a medicine
Interaction - When one medicine affects the way that another medicine works in the body, potentially to a harmful effect.
Contra-indication: - A sign that someone should not continue with a particular medicine or treatment because it is or might be harmful.
Side effects and adverse re...
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tdowe | 10th Apr 2008 at 10:37 | 172 views | 0 comments(s)
How much do you know about the services that pharmacies offer which make could make life easier for both you and your service users?
Most pharmacies offer some form of prescription collection and/or delivery service. Many pharmacies will also order the prescription on the patient’s behalf too, they keep the repeat and you let them know what you need – cutting out yet another step of the process for the service user. Ask your pharmacy about repeat medication services.
As well as pre...
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