Once again the RCGP’s Annual conference last week in Liverpool produced a wealth of stimulating and topical debates – from the ethics of whether doctors should take a lead in […]
Month: November 2011
Nigel Hawkes: Give a Kidney – One’s Enough
The late Sir Jimmy Saville devoted much of his life to public service, raising £40 million for various good causes including hospitals, and even working shifts as a hospital porter. […]
Maham Khan: Foundation programme application, London or bust.
The news this week from the UK foundation programme office (UKFPO) cast a devastating blow to the confidence of many applicants, when they announced that not only was this year’s […]
Richard Smith: Time to get rid of health professionals?
Can we imagine a world 20 years from now that no longer has health professionals? Instead of regulated health professionals anybody could offer healthcare—and perhaps much of it would be […]