An excerpt from Iain Mackinnon’s blog (www.peoplemanagement.co.uk): “If you’re casting Hamlet, do you take the same approach as “regular” recruiters? A play-it-safe, same-as-last time recruiter would look at David Tennant’s CV and conclude that his spell as Doctor Who was about as irrelevant as it gets to finding a great stage Hamlet. But you’d have… Read More
Older People: Unhealthy Behaviours & Disability
Research Paper Title Unhealthy Behaviours and Disability in Older Adults: Three-City Dijon Cohort Study. Study Question What is the relation between unhealthy behaviours, with each behaviour examined separately and in combination and the hazard of disability? Summary Answer An unhealthy lifestyle (physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, smoking) was associated with a greater hazard of disability in… Read More
Psychometric Testing: How Useful Is It?
“There’s some value in it. It can help you compare people in certain limited ways. But it depends more on people’s ability to crack the code than anything else. It helps you identify smart people, which is always useful, but what’s smart about them is that they can pick patterns in a test. The other… Read More
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Physiotherapist & Podiatrists get Prescribing Powers
From last week physiotherapists and podiatrists in the UK will be allowed to independently prescribe medication for their patients. Advanced practitioners will have to complete a training course approved by the Health and Care Professions Council and will be able to prescribe only medicines relevant to their role. Source: BMJ 2013;347:f5210. Related Articles Press release:… Read More
Ryanair: Outstanding Customer Service Attitude #!@
“If you owe someone £2, advise that you are short of change right now and can return the change at the end of the service.” Money-saving advice contained in a Ryanair training manual for cabin crew, which concludes: “If it doesn’t work, don’t worry – at least you tried.” Maybe the change can go towards… Read More
Cancer Stats by Locality
Cancer Research UK has launched a section of their website that provides a breakdown of cancer statistics by locality. The Local Cancer Statistics can be searched by postcode , constituency, local authority or healthcare area, and contains information on cancer incidence, survival and mortality, early diagnosis, screening and smoking statistics. http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/cancerstats/local-cancer-statistics/
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