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Locum Doctor

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A locum doctor is a medical professional who is called upon to temporarily carry out the medical duties of another doctor who for the moment, cannot attend to their patients. This could be down to illness, or holiday leave, and the role of a locum doctor is one of the most important in the entire medical profession.

When looking for a locum doctor to fill a role temporarily, the same effort should be shown as is when recruiting for a permanent position. When taking on a locum doctor, the safety and welfare of patients is the absolute top priority, and this should be always kept in mind.

Here at Med Team Healthcare, we offer a wide range of temporary doctor services and locum doctor staff, and we have more than 15 years of experience in providing talented and skilled locum doctor professionals. All of our locum doctor staff have extensive experience in working in the medical sector and can take over any role with ease, performing to the best of their ability every time.

We know that there is no one size fits all approach to hiring a locum doctor, and this is why we approach each locum doctor hire on a bespoke basis. We take the time to speak to those looking to hire a locum doctor, and we find out about the kind of practice they run, what kind of patients a locum doctor will need to treat and whether the position is long or short term.

This allows us to tailor our locum doctor solutions to perfectly match the requirements of our clients, and ensures that those looking for a locum doctor can enjoy being offered the services of a locum doctor who is perfectly suited for their practice and patient list.

We can provide a locum doctor to a wide range of different medical practices, from hospitals to GP surgeries. We can also help with the locum doctor needs of prisons and within the forensic sector, so just get in touch and tell us about what you need your locum doctor to do.

Visit us today and find the very best locum doctor for your needs.

Locum Doctor is provided along with a huge range of help and assistance to cater for your needs. Medteam.co.uk provides Locum Agencies – visit our website if you’re looking for more information!

Half Eternity Rings

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Show her how much she means to you

Make a considered choice from a collection of Half Eternity Rings.

Looking for that perfect gift to show your partner how much you love her? Look no further than the current collection of Half Eternity Rings. They’re high quality diamonds at affordable prices and one of them would lovely on the finger of your loved one.  With various styles available within the Half Eternity Rings collection and prices to suit all budgets, you’ll have no trouble locating a gorgeous little trinket to accompany her diamond solitaire pendant.  Want the biggest selection of Half Eternity Rings?  Take a trip to an online store that stocks a massive collection of Half Eternity Rings along with earrings, pendants and bangles.  Buy a special little present for a special little lady and light up her life with a quality gold and diamond ring.

Know nothing about Half Eternity Rings?

Why not do a little research?  There’s plenty of information on the internet about Half Eternity Rings including essential details about diamond choices.  As a quick guide, the four C’s are a useful factor to take into consideration if you’re wondering about the quality of the diamonds in the Half Eternity Rings.  They consist of the cut, colour, clarity and carot of the diamonds. Learn a little more about the four C’s and you will make a well-informed decision when choosing Half Eternity Rings.  The type of gold that you consider for Half Eternity Rings also plays it part, do you opt for yellow gold or white gold like the type on your partner’s diamond solitaire pendant.

Watch those prices

You don’t want to be clinging onto your wallet when you buy Half Eternity Rings but then again, you don’t want to pay any more for quality jewellery than you have to.  Try to strike a balance when you’re looking for Half Eternity Rings. Find value for money jewellery items through a reputable store that sells a diamond solitaire pendant and competitively priced Half Eternity Rings.  Most of the mainstream high street sites charge over the odds for Half Eternity Rings; value for money online stores are the better option. They stock Half Eternity Rings in all popular sizes and many offer a gift wrapping service, meaning your purchase arrives ready to hand over to that special lady in your life.

When you are looking to show a loved one that you truly care, www.diamond-empire.co.uk has a vast array of Half Eternity Rings that are perfect, especially when teamed with a diamond solitaire pendant.

ADD SOME THAI SPICE TO YOUR LIFE

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Sometimes I get bored in Bangkok (imagine that!), and sometimes I even get hungry (and if I were a Thai girl, it would be ALWAYS).  Fortunately, I found one solution to these problems—learning how to cook Thai foods.  I followed the old saying that we have in the West: “When in Rome, do like the Thais.”  Since I live in Bangkok, I enrolled in a fun Thai cooking school.  Now when I shop in a Thai market, I actually know what to buy and how to cook it.  This is a liberating feeling AND saves me lots of money.  Yes, you read right, but maybe saving money doesn’t matter to you?  As an expat living in Bangkok, I have learned that Thai foods are much cheaper and healthier than Western foods, and now I have learned how to cook my favorite Thai meals—Tom Yum Goong, Tom Kai Gai, Panang Gai, and Pad Thai.

In this big city, there are many cooking schools, but I found one highly recommended by some friends—Bangkok Thai Cooking Academy, conveniently located near the intersection of BTS Asoke and MRT Sukhumvit stations.  Each class consisting of 2-7 students lasts four hours and costs only 1,250 baht (about $43).  During each class four different dishes plus a curry paste were prepared, and at the end of the class, a free recipe booklet was provided. The school offers two classes daily Monday – Saturday, covering nine different cooking courses.  If you complete at least two of them, you will receive a pictured Certificate of Achievement.

The English-speaking Thai instructor, Nat, a chef with many years of teaching and cooking experience, made the class fun and educational.  In fact, I loved the class so much that I took four of them.  The first thing he taught is that with Thai cooking, it all begins at the local market—where Thais go daily to purchase fresh ingredients for their meals.  Thailand, having a year-round growing season, is a land of plenty, and the local markets attest to this.  We met first thing in the morning, before going to class, at an open-air market where Nat taught us how to identify spices and herbs by the smell and look—sweet basil, bitter basil, spicy basil, kaffir leaves, lemongrass, cilantro (coriander), galanga ginger, and much more.  As well as herbs, we also purchased fresh shredded coconut meat to be used in making coconut milk, noodles, red and green chilies, rice, vegetables, seafood, and meats.  After this lesson, now when I go to a Thai market, I’m no longer a “lost” farang (a Westerner) in the produce section!

After shopping at the market, to the school we went.  I must confess that the classroom was more like going to a fun dinner party with everyone seated in a large circle with all ingredients in the center.  This informality added to the fun of the class.  Our first meal was my favorite—Tom Yum Goong.  With Nat’s help and guidance, we selected and methodically prepared each ingredient—lemongrass, galangal ginger, kaffir leaves, spring onions, cilantro, mushrooms, bird’s eye chili peppers,…  On the sheltered, open-air porch of this “classroom” were lined 10 Thai gas cookers complete with woks and coconut wood cooking utensils.  Learning to cook with a wok on a Thai cooker is an art in itself, one which requires a little practice.  But when using the cookers, I couldn’t help but feel like I was on a Bangkok street cooking up street food for the Thai. Once you get the ingredients to a cooker, it is amazing how fast they can be cooked and ready to eat.  Next thing I knew, I was eating Tom Yum Goong—maybe the best ever (maybe I am prejudiced?)!  You quickly learn that the most time-consuming parts of Thai cooking are going to the market and actually preparing the ingredients for cooking.

When quizzed as to how exacting Thai cooking is, Nat said: “Thai cooking very forgiving, a little bit of this, a little bit of that—up to you.”  You want it hotter (pet maak maak)—just add more small peppers, if less hot (pet nit noi) then just use larger peppers or fewer small ones.  You see, the hottest peppers are the smallest ones.  The heat diminishes as the size increases.  This is a great lesson for those farang who can’t take the heat, but don’t want to get out of the kitchen!

After preparing the Tom Yum Goong, it was time to make some curry pastes—red, yellow, green, and panang.  Each is made a little differently, but all are made in the Thai traditional granite mortar and pestle where everything is finely ground into a paste.  Using a mortar and pestle is a good workout.  The next time you want some exercise, try it; otherwise, you might want to be a bit more “Western” and use the food processor!  Once prepared, these pastes will keep for several months.  They make Thai cooking quick and easy and usually then only require just adding some coconut milk and a few other fresh ingredients.

Learning the intricacies of Thai cooking has actually added spice to my life and at times allowed me to adjust spice in my cooking.  Cooking “Thai” is actually easy, creative, and rewarding.  Immersing myself in this fun culture has allowed me to obtain a unique souvenir—knowledge of how to cook Thai, something I can take with me no matter where I go next in this big world.  Now I can cook healthier, cheaper, and more creatively. To illustrate this point, I am a big fan of spaghetti (but then, my mother is Italian), and since taking this course, I now prepare Thai spaghetti.  Try this– you might like it (maybe even my mother would):

1.  in a skillet or wok, add a little cooking oil, chopped garlic and onions, cook until you smell the odor of garlic

2.  add ½ pound of ground pork, lightly cook

3.  add 1 sm. can of tomato paste plus 2 ½ cans of water, stir until thoroughly mixed

4.  add sugar to taste (about 1 to 2 teaspoons) plus some Italian seasoning

5.   add sliced baby corn, cucumbers, okra, mushrooms and quartered cherry tomatoes

6.   optional—add several sliced small peppers to “heat” things up

7.   cook about 12 minutes

8.   add sweet basil leaves about 1 minute before turning off heat

9.   cook 227 G of spaghetti

Serves: 2-3 people

Serve on spaghetti and enjoy!!!  Presto, you now have farang food with a Thai twist.

Thai cuisine is world-renowned, and we here in Bangkok are fortunate to have access to this great mix of herbs, seasonings, sauces, coconuts, vegetables, tropical fruits and seafood. Enjoying a year-round growing season, Thailand is truly a land of plenty, and thanks to Thai tastes and creativity, we are in the best place in the world to learn, participate, and enjoy. Even for those not fortunate enough to be in Bangkok, most Thai cooking ingredients can be found at a regular market or Asian food store. So, what are you waiting for? For those of you visiting Bangkok, make sure to take a cooking class, preferably at Bangkok Thai Cooking Academy . © 2011 by Ronald Estrada. All rights reserved. Author has many quality photographs of this fun event. Author can be reached at freeasabird1949@yahoo.com

The Different Styles Of Office Chairs

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There are many different designs and styles of office chairs to choose from. Fabric chairs are considered the most basic, and are generally considered the most affordable option when it comes to material choice. Leather chairs are more luxurious while mesh chairs can virtually cocoon the body providing complete support to all of the important areas of the body. Chairs can be used in the main office, in meeting rooms, directors’ rooms, and in the reception waiting area. They can improve posture, offer great looking design, and remove the worry of repetitive strain when used properly.

Luxury Chairs

Luxury chairs tend to be made from leather or mesh, however there are also luxury fabric chairs. These tend to have wider and higher backs as well as more comfortable arms. They can also be adjusted in various ways and some will even offer a headrest for the ultimate in luxury.

Ergonomic Chairs

Ergonomic chairs can be considered luxury chairs but they are specifically designed to improve support and improve your seating position and posture. This can prevent pains from forming while sat at work and it removes the potential for repetitive strain that can form after having to sit for 8 to 10 hours a day.

Fabric Chairs

Office chairs don’t have to take up the whole of your furniture budget in order to look good and provide a comfortable and beneficial working environment. There are many designs and styles of fabric chair to choose from so you can find a colour and style to match your office, your branding, and your company colours. Fabric chairs for the office are usually adjustable too and conform to health and safety standards so the working environment is safe and comfortable.

Other Office Chairs

There are other types of office chairs available too that might not necessarily fit into any of the categories above. Meeting chairs, boardroom chairs, and visitor chairs are good examples. These too come in different designs and colours so that you can provide exactly the look and offer the level of comfort you want to your visitors and meeting attendees.

To view their full online catalogue of office chairs visit OfficeFurnitureOnline.co.uk. Enjoy competitive prices on some of the best office furniture available.

The Benefits Of Ergonomic Office Furniture

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Buying the right office furniture can seem a daunting and even intimidating process. There are, after all, so many different options available to you. Once you’ve passed up the alternative of second hand furniture you will see a number of items that are described as being ergonomic office furniture. Ergonomics is the design of furniture that is designed to optimise comfort and reduce stress on the body; it has proven popular because it minimises the chances of repetitive stress injuries while offering workers a considerably more comfortable place to sit and work.

There was once a big difference in price tags for ergonomic and standard office furniture and while a difference does still exist, it tends only to be slight in comparison nowadays. There is also an increasing range of choices available that make ergonomic furniture a more popular and more realistic alternative to the boxy furniture of yesteryear.

Ergonomic chairs, desks, and other furniture are designed for the office user so that they can sit and work all day long without an increase in fatigue as the day works on. Typing for 8 hours a day can place incredibly high levels of stress on the wrists and shoulders in particular, while sitting incorrectly in an uncomfortable chair can lead to serious back, neck, and leg problems.

There are very few things which can negatively impact productivity as well as being uncomfortable. When an employee wakes up and considers their forthcoming day at work, the last thing they will want is to have to think about 8 or 9 hours of uncomfortable or even painful sitting. The provision of well designed, ergonomic office furniture means that employees will be more inclined to want to go to work and will be more productive on their arrival.

Ergonomic office furniture has a unique look to it. Desks tend to be wavy so that they contour around the body more closely. Chairs offer a whole host of options for altering and changing seating height, armrest height, and even somewhere to place your feet so they are comfortable and in the optimal position. Adopting a comfortable and safe seating and working position is incredibly important to you and your employees.

Visit OfficeFurnitureOnline.co.uk for a full range of office furniture. Choose from a range of materials and designs, all at competitive prices.