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 'branson'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:01:52 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2353753&cid=t_197691_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FAoxdRhPaHyM%2F The New York Times reports that the nation’s only privately financed commercial airport is set to open in Branson, Missouri. Unlike government transportation projects such as the Big Dig, this private project has gone well so far: “‘I think it’s some kind of record,’ Jeff Bourk, executive director of the airport, said of the speed of the construction. ‘On other projects I’ve been involved in, there’s a lot more red tape.’” On the broader issue of America’s airports, the Times notes: Every one of the 552 airports providing commercial air service in the United States receives some kind of federal money, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, and these airports are owned by public entities, municipalities, transportation distric... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2353753 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:59:40 +0100 2353753 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1615928&cid=t_197691_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fword-in-your-ear-old-chap.html I arrived at page 30 of today’s Times and started to fume with anger. There is a two page advertorial for Sir Richard Branson including a half page picture of the man himself, “relaxing” in his chalet in Verbier. I fume because, in years gone by, the Times used to be a paper of record, a source of news upon which one could rely. I bear no malice toward Branson himself. He is an outstandingly successful businessman and good luck to him. He is also the apotheosis of self-publicism. For him, a two-page freebie in the Times is small beer.The “story” was written by Alice Thomson and Rachel Seymour who forfeit their right to be called journalists. They should be working for Max Clifford.What is this really about? It is about sanitising Sir Richard. The “story” is a nauseating encom... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1615928 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:53:00 +0100 1615928 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1563845&cid=t_197691_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fsir-richard-branson-virgin-healthcare.html Help is about to arriveThe man in the street is not going to lose sleep about the impending abolition of the MPIG. He has never heard of it. Few have. Even some GPs – the ones who don’t get involved in practice finance - do not know what it is. The MPIG is the “minimum practice income guarantee.” You are probably not much wiser. You probably think that GPs are paid a sum of money proportional to their list size. A “capitation” fee. That would be logical, and simple and indeed has considerable merit. However, if GP pay were based solely on capitation, it would encourage a “stack ‘em high and treat them cheap” mentality. It would discriminate against rurual GPs with large practice areas but small lists and it would reward GPs who took on large numbers of undemanding patient... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1563845 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:02:00 +0100 1563845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=830149&cid=t_197691_87_f&fid=36069&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffrankiespeakingfrankly.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fgoing-extra-mile.html I feel like I must spend 99% of my time trying to finish my jobs, go that little bit faster, work a little more efficiently, in order to get that extra little bit of time each day to do what I really love (developing the MedWorm site). My plans for the site are way ahead of where it is now and it kills me - these ideas burn away at me each day. If I see another site even touching on the direction that I want MedWorm to take, I am filled with jealousy.Left to my own devices, I am sure I would lock myself in a room 24 hours a day and do nothing more than work on this. But how many of us are really in such a situation to indulge ourselves 100% in our interests? We all have commitments and responsibilities of one type or another.But if Anita Roddick (The Body Shop) could lay the foundations fo... Frankie Speaking Frankly blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=830149 Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:53:00 +0100 830149