Patient-initiated follow-up is supposed to give people control. But as the NHS transfers responsibility for restarting care, chasing risks becoming part of the treatment – and receiving a response part of the...
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Tomorrow’s NHS advice: Chase us, or die trying
Patient-initiated follow-up is supposed to give people control. But as the NHS transfers responsibility for restarting care, chasing risks becoming part of the treatment – and receiving a response part of the...
Patients have become the NHS’s unpaid follow-up department
The NHS waiting list is visible because it is counted. The administrative work surrounding that wait is less visible, although patients perform more of it every day. People telephone departments, check whether referrals...
No reply. Slow reply. Unhelpful reply. Why doesn’t accessibility cover this?
Accessibility is strictly written into laws on disability and communication. But replies? We’ll get back to you on that. Maybe. Eventually. Maybe not. Recent research has carefully documented these familiar digital...
A Law Firm’s First Impression? Uncannily Warm and Cuddly. But It Just Doesn’t Last
Most clients begin their relationship with a law firm feeling impressed. Some of the strongest criticism, however, comes from those who say that warmth and attentiveness later give way to distance, inconsistency and...
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