It was great to hear Shona Robison, minister for public health and sport in Scotland, suggesting that “developing datasets will enable Scotland to be the first country to develop such […]
Guest writers
Neil Graham on the dangers of advertising abortion advice
In May Channel 4 broadcast a television advertisement for the sexual and reproductive health charity Marie Stopes. The charity says that its aim is to prevent unintended pregnancies and unwanted […]
Sami Ansari: Five Stages of Bereavement
Kubler-Ross Bereavement System change e.g. IT Denial Resistance Anger Anger Bargaining Bargaining Depression Acceptance Acceptance Frustration […]
Frances Mortimer: Going green saves money in kidney care
The quest for financial savings was a recurring theme at the British Renal Society/Renal Association (BRS/RA) annual conference last month, and the green nephrology programme had plenty to offer. At […]
James Raftery: NICE – the beginning of the end—or a new beginning?
The coalition programme for government states: “We will create a cancer drugs fund to enable patients to access the cancer drugs their doctors think will help them, paid for using […]
Richard Feinmann on malaria in Lira, Uganda
Working as a doctor in Northern Uganda I wonder where to start with healthcare. Since 75% of diseases in Uganda are preventable and since there are very few health workers […]
Tracey Koehlmoos: We are human: the homeless in Bangladesh
When the little woman in red arrived at the dissemination seminar of the Urban Partnerships for Poverty Reduction Programme (UPPR), I was dually impressed by her small size and that […]
Andrew Burd on Chinese chopper attacks
There is a specific utensil found in the kitchen of all Chinese homes; a finely balanced rectangular blade with a keenly sharpened edge that is used for peeling and parring, […]
Mike Weaver on anaesthesiologists and the lethal injection
On 15th February 2010 the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) stated that anaesthetists may not participate in capital punishment if they wish to be “board certified.” To me, an American […]
Toby Hillman on carbon efficient healthcare
I was going to start this blog telling you how junior doctors are the lifeblood of the NHS. Then I thought about how few of us there are compared with the […]