Category: Stigma
The Hydra-headed beast of stigma. Shared here is material related to stigma, including iatrogenic stigma.
Promises to listen to the older generation
The “Care Standards for Older people in Hospital”, which replace the previous 13 year old standards, were published this month. As a doctor working in NHS Scotland whose work for twenty … Continue reading Promises to listen to the older generation
Bullying in the NHS
The following is an extract of a recent letter sent to the Clinical Lead of Psychiatry for older adults in NHS Forth Valley. I have redacted certain names: This was … Continue reading Bullying in the NHS
Doctors loath to disclose their mental health issues
This report, from the BMJ, reminds me of when I attended the Scottish Parliament on the 6th January 2015. This was for a debate on mental health. I sat next to … Continue reading Doctors loath to disclose their mental health issues
“A critical friend”: awareness campaigns
I have just read: It begins: [we] As a doctor who openly asks questions I see great value in being a “critical friend”: The Alzheimer Scotland Strategic Review outlines significant … Continue reading “A critical friend”: awareness campaigns
An Interview
For the first time in 13 years I attended a job interview. I had feedback after my interview which indicated that the panel had felt I was “too personal” and … Continue reading An Interview
The Protocol
The Protocol asks: “What year is it now?” “1984” I reply. The machine stamps ‘Cognitive impairment ESTABLISHED’: and I fall down a dystopian Orwellian memory-hole. The Protocol knows what’s best: … Continue reading The Protocol
The other side of the fence: Iatrogenic stigma
This is an Editorial that I submitted to the British Journal of Psychiatry. It was rejected for the following reasons: MS ID#: BJP/2012/115832 The strengths of this paper are: It discusses … Continue reading The other side of the fence: Iatrogenic stigma