Ethical psychiatry
I have been retired for more than 4 years now. On my retirement I received a number of messages which often returned to the importance of ethics in psychiatry. “I … Continue reading Ethical psychiatry
Category: NHS Scotland
An archive of material related to, or about, NHS Scotland
‘Ignoring the long term risks’
This headline comes from an article in the current issue of the BMJ. The article is actually about NHS planning. However it occurred to me that this headline could also … Continue reading ‘Ignoring the long term risks’
MONEY TALK
Professor David Nutt is a career-long Paid Opinion Leader in psychiatry. He is widely known and continues to be extremely influential in relation to the prescribing ‘habits’ of British psychiatrists. … Continue reading MONEY TALK
Jet setting in the skies of the world
Scotland’s National Clinical Director, Professor Jason Leitch, has recently featured in the news: ‘A pre-bed ritual’ Freedom of Information and the law Yet his attendance at this recent conference in … Continue reading Jet setting in the skies of the world
Freedom of Information and the law
In today’s Herald, David Hamilton, Scotland’s Information Commissioner, was quoted: In commenting on what has been described as “industrial scale deletion” of WhatsApp messages by the Scottish Government, he went … Continue reading Freedom of Information and the law
“I was the spokesperson and communicator”
UK Covid-19 Inquiry, Module 2A I watched this morning’s evidence of this Inquiry with interest. During the hearing, the National Clinical Director for Scotland, Professor Jason Leitch, stated: “I was … Continue reading “I was the spokesperson and communicator”
“a pre-bed ritual”
Today, Professor Jason Leitch, CBE, Scotland’s National Clinical Director will appear before the UK Covid Inquiry. It is likely that he will be asked about the following sequence of WhatsApp … Continue reading “a pre-bed ritual”
“Much ado about nothing”
Yesterday’s Scotsman carried the above front-page. It related to the Scottish Government’s use of WhatsApp messages during the Covid pandemic. The same day, this issue was discussed on Good Morning … Continue reading “Much ado about nothing”