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BDA Conference 2

By alun | June 6, 2009

The day is gradually running down, the welcomes on the stands are as warm as ever and I have enjoyed renewing old aquaintances. There’s a promise of champagne later.

Thanks to the BDA for the organisation and for this excellent Internet Cafe.

Met up with Anne Bender and her colleague from the BDA Good Practice Scheme and I was pleased to see that they had their own stand as opposed to the “shelf” they have been give in the past. The scheme has 1200 members which compares favourably with the (alleged) 5-600 that are on Denplan Excel.

Before anyone from Denplan leaps to their defence I do realise that as the BDA serves all practices and has a numerical advantage at the outset. Also I realise that there are some practices with both accreditations. (ThAnks to Denplan for the delicious ice-cream.)

More tomorrow…..

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