Philip Morris International, a tobacco company, is using the Freedom of Information Act to request data from research conducted at Stirling University into why young people start smoking. The university […]
Year: 2011
Domhnall MacAuley: Analgesia and GP anxiety
Last night we were pulled in by the police. Nothing like a flashing blue light in the rear view mirror to make you feel guilty. They asked for my driving […]
Richard Smith: How much are you giving to the poor?
Would you give $1000 to stop a child drowning? Almost certainly. Why then are you not giving all the $1000 you can spare to save the lives of the 9 […]
Martin McShane: Stock take
I am not sure whether this time last year anyone could have predicted what massive changes would have been wrought across commissioning in England – and not a single piece of legislation […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 30 August 2011
JAMA 24-31 Aug 2011 Vol 306 840 Every GP knows that some patients who are admitted to hospital come out without their usual medication and take this as an indication […]
Richard Vize on banning outdoor smoking
Four years after the ban on smoking in public buildings was extended across the whole of the UK, libertarian hackles are being raised again, this time by local government moves […]
Domhnall MacAuley: Doctors behind the riots
Would you take a bus through the riot areas that made the news? Would you be comfortable walking along the streets that featured in the TV footage? Would you work […]
Saleyha Ahsan: Working in a refugee camp in Libya
A few weeks ago, I arrived in Tataouine, a desert town in South Tunisia, on a hot sandy day. I was there to work with the Libyan Global Relief Committee (LGRC), a […]
Stephen Ginn: Metaphors in medicine
Metaphors are widely used by both healthcare professionals and lay people when talking about matters of health. Despite this their role is largely unrecognised. This is a shame, I feel, […]
Martin McShane: Mirror on the wall
Someone I know, who is not a health care professional but has dedicated most of their working life to supporting improvements in health and health care, recently shared with me […]