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Material that relates to the history of medicine
This film presents missed opportunities, in particular the potential role of prescribed medications as risk factors for suicide . This film presents a timeline from 2002 to 2019 in relation … Continue reading Suicide prevention: a timeline of missed opportunities
Despite Inquiry after inquiry, bearing lesson after lesson, the UK Government has chosen to support the interests of INDUSTRY over First Do No Harm:
This episode of Free Thinking looks to examples.
This is an old post. It share some of the “highlights” of the 2023 “Impact Report” of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. This report does not shy away from gloating. … Continue reading Royal College of Psychiatrists educational events generated a ‘net surplus’ of £576k
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry [ABPI] operates a Register called: This is where you can search payments made by industry to healthcare practitioners [HCPs] and healthcare organisations [HPOs]. … Continue reading Pharmaceutical company payments to the Royal College of Psychiatrists for 2024
Jacqui Wise states that a new ‘system allowing drugs to be approved in the UK by other “trusted” regulators such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is sparking … Continue reading My response to this BMJ news article
I read with interest the response by Dr Richard Smith to the news that routine NHS screening for prostate cancer has been rejected by the UK National Screening Committee [1]. … Continue reading Prostate screening: my response
