Cecilia
Last week I travelled north. I did so for Cecilia. Upstairs bedroom, Upper Tullochgrue farmhouse, Rothiemurchus: February 1947, on the birth of the NHS:
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Protecting patients and the NHS
The University of Bath Institute for Policy Research has just published this policy brief: Protecting patients and the NHS through full transparency in industry-NHS collaborations.Ensuring full transparency of these financial … Continue reading Protecting patients and the NHS
Does Frailty need a new name?
This analysis was published in the BMJ on the 9th July 2024. It has been made open access and can be read in full here. Seven years ago I put … Continue reading Does Frailty need a new name?
“More doctors will not blow the whistle for fear of retribution”
As published in the Herald, 24 June 2024 : Nearly six years ago the following Report was published by the Scottish Parliament: This report was published in July 2018. At the … Continue reading “More doctors will not blow the whistle for fear of retribution”
an accidental find
I have been fixing my auld Land Rover: fitting a new door and ‘anti-burst’ locks. In doing so I required a range of spanner sizes in both metric and imperial … Continue reading an accidental find
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
The front cover of the BMJ
If it is the case that there are hidden Pharma deals, how can healthcare professionals be sure that they are providing complete and unbiased information to patients to ensure they … Continue reading The front cover of the BMJ