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By Hole Ousia Posted on September 11, 2019February 21, 2023

an Age like this

George Orwell in ‘1984’

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By Hole Ousia Posted on June 19, 2019February 19, 2023

Admitted to a Mental Hospital: Gordon Bennett

Russell T. Davies and Ian McEwan are just two of many writers who like to imagine how the world might have “unfolded” had there been slight changes to past events. … Continue reading Admitted to a Mental Hospital: Gordon Bennett

Categories: Antidepressant prescribing, Medical Education, Narrative medicine, Pharmaceutical industry and Medical Education, Philosophy, Psychiatry, Schizophrenia, Sunshine Act for Scotland, Two culturesTags: 1841, 1918, ABPI, Academy of Medical Sciences, Admitted to a Mental Hospital: Gordon Bennett, All Trials, And the Gordon Bennett Trophy goes to, antidepressants, Antiquary, Atlantic Cable, ‘Evidence Based Medicine’ or ‘Industry Biased Medicine’, ballooning, BAP, Barnum's museum, Big Pharma, Briefings, British Association for Psychopharmacology, CFS, Cochrane Collaboration, Comparative efficacy and acceptability of 21 antidepressant drugs for the acute treatment of adults with major depressive disorder, competing interests, Continuing Medical Education, declarations, Device makers, Disclosure UK, Dr Peter Gordon, drug pipeline, expert reactions, expert reactions to largest review of antidepressants, from the obscurity of one of his many yachts he was able to steer the popular conversations of the day, Ghostwritng, Gordon Bennett Cup, Gordon Bennett's business practices often caught the public's attention, guidelines, He understood that stories sell and the more sensational the better, He was not afraid of risk and of public disapproval. He turned this to his financial advantage, His life long interest was in sporting competitions, Hole Ousia, hot air, http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/, I wonder what story might have unfolded had Gordon Bennett been admitted to a 'Mental Hospital'?, Ian McEwan, independent press office, It is always worth remembering Gordon Bennett when considering the sources of information that seek to inform us, It is always worth remembering Gordon Bennett when considering the sources of information that seek to inform us: Science Media Centre, It is likely that you will know the phrase “Gordon Bennett” as an expression of incredulity, James Gordon Bennett, James Gordon Bennett junior (1841-1918) was publisher of the New York Herald and inherited his father’s talents for journalism and controversy, KCL, Lancet meta-analysis, Larbert, MACHINES LIKE ME, Maudsley Guidelines, media, Mental Asylum, motoring, New York Herald, Newmill, NHS, NHS Scotland, NICE, NICE guideline, Paid Opinion Leader, PE1493, PE1651, Perhaps we could petition for an inquiry into the Science Media Centre?, Peter Gordon, Prescribed drug dependence and withdrawal, Pressure grows on Lancet to review flawed PACE trial, Realistic Medicine, rebel antiquary, Robin Murray, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Royal Society of Medicine, RSM podcast, Russell T Davies, Russell T. Davies and Ian McEwan are just two of many writers who like to imagine how the world might have "unfolded" had there been slight changes to past events, Science Media Centre, Science Media centre and Transparency, Science Media Centre and transparency: where is the leadership?, Science Media Centre on Sunshine legislation, Science Media Centre Promotes Corporate Views of Science, Science Media centre: It is always worth remembering Gordon Bennett when considering the sources of information that seek to inform us, Scotland, Serendipity, Serendipity (so very real) is best revealed through art, SIGN guidelines, Social maverick, Some of these stories were little more than hot air, SSRIs, Sunshine, Sunshine legislation, The Antiquary, The BMJ, The Maudsley Guidelines, The Narrative Controllers, The PACE trial for chronic fatigue syndrome - choppy seas but a prosperous voyage, The Rebel Antiquary, The Royal College of Psychiatrists - with the help of the Science Media Centre and the Mental Elf - has repeatedly downplayed the potential for dependence and withdrawal from antidepressants, The Royal Colleges and Sunshine Legislation, The Times, Too much Medicine, Transparency, Two Cultures, U.S Right To Know, UCL, When he died his estate was worth $76 million, Where Gordon Bennett meets the headlines, where science meets the headlines, writers who like to imagine how the world might have "unfolded" had there been slight changes to past events, yachting

By Hole Ousia Posted on March 26, 2019February 15, 2023

A Sunshine Act – Scottish Government ignores the Scottish people

It is now over three years since my petition for a Sunshine Act for Scotland was closed. Over this time I have on occasion requested an update from the Scottish … Continue reading A Sunshine Act – Scottish Government ignores the Scottish people

Categories: Medical Education, Medical writings, NHS Hospitality Registers, NHS Scotland, Pharmaceutical industry and Medical Education, Sunshine Act for ScotlandTags: "scoping options", "there is no record of any other concerns around this", 19 January 2018, 2019;364:l1379, a decision made behind closed doors, A Sunshine Act - Scottish Government ignores the Scottish people, A Sunshine Act for Scotland, ABPI, Alison Britton, An Institutional responsibility: morality, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of dementia, Big Pharma, BPSD, BREXIT, Bring me a sunshine act, bring me sunshine, British Association for Psychopharmacology, Britton Review, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing, Catherine Calderwood, Central Platform, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, Clinical Guidelines: let’s be transparent, CMO, Colin Brown, competing interests, conflicts of interest, Conflicts of interest and polypropylene Mesh implants, Counter Fraud, Counter Fraud Service of NHS National Services Scotland, Device makers, DGHSC, dollars for docs, Dr Peter Gordon, ethics, even as the original petitioner I was not aware of this report, First Minister, FOI, Freedom of Information, fully informed consent, Gabriel García Márquez, Gathering public views on a register of interests for Scotland, General Medical Council, GMC, Good Medical Practice, Health Minister, Healthcare Improvement Scotland, HIS, Hole Ousia, honesty, honorarium, I intend that we will be an open and accessible Government, It is a matter of concern that it has taken a Freedom of Information request for me to find out any of the details provided in the documents below, Joseph S Ross, kept in the dark, Key Opinion Leaders, kicked into the long grass, KOL, Let the light shine in, let the people petition and be heard, lost opportunity, March 2019, Marion Brown, Mesh survivors, Minister for Health, NHS Boards, NHS Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, not an edited official tale, openness, Opinion, Option One being "recommended", partnership, Paul Gray, Paula Murray, PE1493, PE1651, Peter Gordon, Peter J Gordon, petition, Pharmaceutical Industry, Pharmaceutical Sponsored Education, Prescribed drug dependence and withdrawal, President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Realistic Medicine, Register of Interests, Robert K Merton, Rose Marie Parr, Rosie Marie Parr, Rupi Kaur, Scotland, Scotland rejects sunshine legislation, Scottish Government, Scottish Health Council, Scottish Medicines Consortium, Scottish Parliament, SHC, Shona Robison, SMC, Sunday Express, Sunshine, Sunshine Act, Sunshine legislation, the Britton Inquiry into the Independent Review on Mesh implants concluded that transparency of competing interests was essential, the brooding authoritarian characteristics of the secure headquarters of an occupying power, The charmed inner circle of Official Scotland, The closest option to that proposed in my petition was Option Four. The Report stated that this was "highly unlikely to be a realistic option", The Morality of Leadership, the risks and benefits of each option have been redacted completely, The Scottish Government has missed an opportunity, the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) was broadly in support of the principles behind my petition, the summary report to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport from Scotland's Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, Transparency, US Physician Payments Sunshine Act, Yale School of Medicine

By Hole Ousia Posted on February 3, 2019February 14, 2023

“And the Gordon Bennett Trophy goes to . . .”

It is likely that you will know the phrase “Gordon Bennett” as an expression of incredulity. But who was Gordon Bennett? And why is he remembered in this way? James … Continue reading “And the Gordon Bennett Trophy goes to . . .”

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