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TGIF

I think it’s Friday anyway, having reached the stage that when the alarm clock sounds I wake in the dark and cannot remember which hotel room I’m staying in. It’s rather ironic to be staggering out of my room to present a workshop on time management and “work/life balance”! Suppose I have a good excuse, [...]

Still batting

It’s been a hectic few days. Sunday I drove from Cornwall to Manchester and spent Monday morning discussing funeral arrangements and calling at my Mum’s home to feed the cat and take a first look at the “stuff” my Mum has left behind. Quite an experience – she lived alone as a widow for the [...]

Personal news

Just a quickie to inform you that my Mum passed away peacefully in her sleep last night at the age of 77. Her ambition was to avoid managed care and live out her final days in her own home – apart from the last 3 weeks in hospital, she managed that and will fulfil her [...]

It’s not private treatment that they want

Just back from a quick 2 days of workshops in Bristol and Bracknell – and I’ve been hearing some horror stories about NHS dental practice that I’ll share in next week’s newsletter – there’s going to be blood on the streets in April. On a more positive note, I keep on saying that I work [...]