MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'apathy'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:58:37 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008706&cid=t_120483_165_f&fid=36770&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmetaot.com%2Fblog%2Fnhs-managers-should-be-policed-regulatory-body Apathy: In the year 2004, while my father lay dying in intensive care at Northwick Park Hospital, I went to a vending machine I had seen near the hospital refectory. It ate my money and delivered nothing in return. There was a number on it, for people to call for refunds. I stored the number in my mobile phone, but figured I could save other people the inconvenience of my predicament by putting a note on the machine. I asked catering staff, a porter, security staff and a nursing sister in turn if anybody could put an 'out of order' note on the machine. Each refused any responsibility. The nursing sister was standing chatting in the main hospital corridor, but said she was too busy (too busy to stick a note on the vending machine, but obviously not too busy for social chat). It seemed staff... meta-ot blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008706 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:11:42 +0100 5008706 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3683675&cid=t_120483_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F06%2F21%2Fshall-we-flow%2F “Like a graceful vase, a cat, even when motionless, seems to flow.” — George F. Will You have either had the experience or heard about it: Flow has been in the global consciousness since Mihaly Csikszentmihaly’s book Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience was released 35 years ago. Back then it was revolutionary, now it is woven into our popular language and culture. We’ve heard about it, read about it, and want it in our lives. But what is flow? It is a very enjoyable experience marked by a sense of timelessness and engagement. In his own words, Csikszentmihaly said it is “being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz. Your wh... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3683675 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:15:10 +0100 3683675 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3283626&cid=t_120483_109_f&fid=34786&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrmichelletempest.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fequipment-for-heros.html MOD procurement is in the newspapers again today. And, again, it’s in the papers because of cost overruns and delays. Enough is enough. Labour Ministers have lacked the strength of character needed to drive through essential reforms. We must improve the way we equip the men and women who risk their lives defending our way of life. Recently an Army Colonel at the Defence Equipment & Support organisation – the organisation responsible for managing MOD procurement contracts – said “we’ve been planning the Future Command and Logistics Vehicle for 10 years [a lightly armoured 4x4 with specialist communication equipment]. Time’s moved on so far since the concept was first envisaged. By the time we get it in to service it will be the Past Command and Logistics Vehicle”.I underst... The Psychiatrist Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3283626 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:31:00 +0100 3283626 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3246939&cid=t_120483_109_f&fid=34786&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrmichelletempest.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fhas-labour-party-ran-out-of-gas.html The recent Green Paper on Defence reminded me of the independent report published last October by Sir Bernard Gray about Defence acquisition. Sir Bernard Gray recognised that the UK isn't alone in feeling let down by the way military equipment is bought. Around the world many nations face similar shortcomings: equipment arriving late, being too expensive and not delivering what was requested or expected. However, just because this is a pervasive problem, should we sit back and accept it? The Labour government have lacked ambition, vision, drive and leadership to act on Sir Bernard Gray's recommendations. Labour have returned similar reports year on year. Perhaps in a similar vain to Labour's education legacy: the bar required to pass exams was reduced, so exam league results looked better.... The Psychiatrist Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3246939 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:46:00 +0100 3246939 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=957264&cid=t_120483_93_f&fid=34899&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mexicomedstudent.com%2F2007%2F10%2F696 This is the new shirt from DespairWear, and I thought it was apropos: That’s how I feel about this site right now. Of the handful of regular readers I have, a small percentage actually comment. Both the comment % and total traffic here is steadily diminishing, and there’s no really good reason why. I don’t submit to Grand Rounds weekly like so many other bloggers do, because I actually have a personal standard that I maintain before I’d think someone else should feature my writing, but that’s another topic. Because of this, I don’t have that near-weekly resurgence in traffic and exposure that many other medbloggers take for granted. Med blogs are popping up left and right, but there are also many that are dying on the vine, their authors obviously too ... Mexico Medical Student blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=957264 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:06:22 +0100 957264