“Strong argument”
The Medical Model in Mental Health: An Explanation and Evaluation has recently been published by Oxford University Press. In the weeks leading up to publication the author stated “it is … Continue reading “Strong argument”
Tag: labeling
I mistook myself for a scientific label
Perhaps it was just me, but I somehow mistook myself for a scientific label! [I wrote this poem many years ago but it still seems relevant]
#hashtags
Whilst I no longer contribute to social media I do appreciate how it “levels the playing field”. Perhaps like me, you are not on social media, but have become aware of … Continue reading #hashtags
Lucy Barton
This worried ‘Lucy Barton’
A very uncertain guide
A passage from “A Far Cry From Kensington” by Muriel Spark.
Have you any one word poems?
If you have written any one word poems and would like to share them, please get in touch and I will add them to this page (with full credit) Rules as … Continue reading Have you any one word poems?
For all little Spartans
A page for one word poems (with titles as long as you so wish). This page is dedicated to all ‘Little Spartans’ I strive beyond the talk of … Continue reading For all little Spartans
A decade ago
It was more than a decade ago that I began submitting my thoughts to medical and scientific journals. I have aged since then. As have the journals. A decade on, … Continue reading A decade ago
Pattern language: the professionals
The Realistic Medicine conference held at Dunblane on the 9th October 2018 was entitled: Unfortunately I was unable to be at this conference. One of my concerns relates to the … Continue reading Pattern language: the professionals
Sunshine legislation
I have just sent this letter: Sent: 07 October 2018 10:49 Subject: Sunshine legislation Bridge of Allan, 7th October 2018 Dear Royal Colleges, General Medical Council, UK Governments, UK Parliaments/Assemblies, … Continue reading Sunshine legislation
I struggle to measure
Subjectivity – that which makes us human – should not simply roll over to data, that in its collection has losses: experience “translated” to words, and then words “translated” to … Continue reading I struggle to measure
But all the biosciences yield to biofiction
In my reading I collect ideas as “marginalia“. What follows are the words of others, including: Richard Holloway, Anne Tyler, Will Self, Tomas Tranströmer, Thomas Mann, Albert Camus, Julian Barnes, … Continue reading But all the biosciences yield to biofiction