being and becoming in the world
The following words appear frequently in the language of Health Improvement: It is my view that Healthcare Improvement needs to consider the potential consequences of the widespread use of such … Continue reading The mechanical language of Health Improvement
A BMJ Open study has found that less than half the prescriptions for antipsychotic drugs issued in primary care in the United Kingdom are for the serious mental illnesses for … Continue reading Antipsychotic prescribing
A Scottish citizen, over the age of 65 years, recently wrote to a Parliamentarian with concerns about mandatory cognitive screening in Scotland’s acute hospitals. Following this a helpful letter was … Continue reading “At Liberty” (cognitive screening)
This post is about our use of language. Recently I made a film called “language is the dwelling place of being” about the poet and artist Ian Hamilton Finlay who … Continue reading “Pathological” language: on what basis and decided by who?