Was Hancock’s Half Hour a barrel of laughs?
I trust that the latest episode of “Hancock’s Half Hour” made you laugh a lot. …
And why would Donald Trump want to put his little hands on the NHS anyway?
“This is about the standards you want to abide by as a country” So uttered …
My thoughts as a newly minted ‘wounded healer’
The thing I’ve learnt the most from my experience as a patient is that the …
When the shop is not enough
I am not sure it’s feasible just to use “length of stay” and “avoidable …
Patients are not ‘activated’ like washing machines, so shouldn’t we abolish the term ‘patent activation measure’?
It may not be actually necessary to abolish the term ‘patient activation measure’. It …
Fortune favours the brave
For a moment – guess who said this, and when? “We will be studying the …
We need to talk about ‘national plans’ for dementia
The opening gambit for anyone criticising plans in health and social care was to mention …
You’re joking! Not another re-organisation?
Oh no. In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and …
I finally understood what was meant by #Socks4Docs and it made all the difference
Whilst the meanings of hashtags can be immediately obviously, such as #EndPJParalysis, some meanings are …
Will the official reason for ‘friendly communities’ please stand up?
As far as bandwagons go, ‘friendly communities’ take some beating. There is a palpable momentum …
Privatisation is a drug which could kill the NHS. The drug must be discontinued safely but urgently.
Doctors advise that you shouldn’t stop suddenly certain drugs such as antidepressants for fear of …
Courage: what does it really mean?
What can it be like to lose the life of a loved one to an …
