First Aid in an age of terrorism
Would you know what to do if you were first on the scene of a terrorist outrage where dozens of people were injured and dying?...
NHS
The NHS category focuses on the people, policies and challenges shaping the UK’s publicly funded health service. It offers thoughtful analysis of organisational change, workforce issues, funding and performance, along with debate on how to improve care delivery and health outcomes. From insights into frontline practice to discussion of strategic priorities and reforms, this category brings clarity to the complex forces influencing the future of health and care in the NHS.
Doctors Adrift are world record holders!
Here at Hippocratic Post, we are absolutely delighted to hear that our doctor bloggers, Ted Welman and Jack Faulkner have broken the world record for...
Electric currents can boost memory
Stimulating the brain with electric current can boost memory, according to scientists at Imperial College, London. They found that applying a low voltage current can...
Doctors adrift with seasickness
Seasickness is an occupational hazard when you are taking to the wave-swept ocean in a seven-metre long rowing boat. That's exactly what Jack Faulkner and...
Direct access to physiotherapy
Patients with musculoskeletal conditions causing pain do not currently have direct access to physiotherapy on the NHS, but perhaps they should. A new pilot trial...
A world-class gathering of diabetes professionals
Today sees the start of the 2017 Diabetes UK Professional Congress held at the Manchester Central Convention Complex. Over the next three days, we will...
Telemedicine in general practice
Telemedicine in general practice has yet to become the norm. The way we receive healthcare has not changed significantly in over 100 years and is certainly...
What doctors need to know about informed consent
Informed consent in medicine is essential. In March 2015, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board, which raised the legal standard...
Missing early signs of heart attack
Heart attack symptoms may have been missed in one in six heart attack patients admitted to hospital in England who later died, according to a...
Starvation in hospitals
Nurse Helen Cowan talks about starvation, dehydration and death in hospitals. “Kill by mouth” read a recent headline in the Sun newspaper. Readers were informed that...
