recent harvest
Recent harvest from our garden. The apples are of an eating variety and are from a tree that was given to me in 2014 by the small team I worked … Continue reading recent harvest
Tag: NHS Forth Valley
Messages: some of the kind words that I received
I resigned from NHS Forth Valley 6 years ago. This was a most difficult decision for me to take. I had worked as a Consultant in older adults in Clackmannanshire … Continue reading Messages: some of the kind words that I received
“Could sell fridges to the Eskimos”
In July 2009, Professor Henry Nasrallah, was invited to give a paid talk to psychiatrists and psychiatrists-in-training for NHS Forth Valley. Professor Nasrallah was flown over from the USA to … Continue reading “Could sell fridges to the Eskimos”
“Trickles down from the upper echelons”
I read this letter by Dr William Durward, a retired NHS Scotland Consultant with interest. It was published in the Herald, 7 November 2018, and was written in response to … Continue reading “Trickles down from the upper echelons”
‘Keith did not go quietly’
Keith Connors died on the 5th July 2017. Shortly before his death he helped write this obituary: Shortly before his death, I communicated with Leon Eisenberg and had this kind … Continue reading ‘Keith did not go quietly’
‘Have you ever noticed that certain days are injury days?’
I was filming in our garden today: the sky was beautiful, the spring bulbs colourful and the green as fresh as can be. By chance, an NHS Forth Valley lorry … Continue reading ‘Have you ever noticed that certain days are injury days?’
NHS Forth Valley – unable to offer reassurance
There were a number of reasons why I left NHS Forth Valley. One of those reasons was a concern that patients, often elderly, were being harmed through the misdiagnosis of … Continue reading NHS Forth Valley – unable to offer reassurance
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