The life and times of a therapy dog
Lara was adopted from Battersea Dogs Home and became a therapy dog by default due to my job as a psychotherapist at the Priory’s Hospital Bristol. The...
Nursing & Care
The Nursing & Care category highlights the essential role of nursing and caregiving in supporting patient wellbeing across settings. It covers evidence-informed practice, professional issues, compassionate care approaches and the challenges and innovations shaping the delivery of nursing and care services. From clinical insight to real-world perspectives, this category offers thoughtful content that reflects the heart of hands-on health and support.
First aid for stabbings
Sadly, the news has been full of stories of stabbings across the country these past few weeks, as knife crime in the UK continues to...
Opioid addiction fuelled by painkillers
Opioid addiction, fuelled by OTC medication and prescription pain killers, has reached epidemic proportions in the US but is becoming a growing problem in the...
My favorite birth
Kirsti is a midwife from the USA. She is currently working for MSF / Doctors Without Borders in South Sudan, where she's helping to ensure...
Nurses have needs too
Nurses often sacrifice their own needs to care for others, and this is right and good and expected. Nursing is a profession of selflessness where...
Muddled memories help dementia patients
Should we always challenge the distorted beliefs of someone with dementia or do inaccurate memories play an important role in helping them to retain key...
Our Great Daffodil Appeal
This month, Marie Curie holds our annual Great Daffodil Appeal and millions of people will wear a daffodil pin and make a donation in support...
Refugees in Jordan: mental health
Mike Thomson is a doctor from the UK, currently working in Irbid, Jordan, at a Medecins Sans Frontieres project which focuses on refugee health for...
How to end stigma of breastfeeding?
Why is there still such a huge stigma around breastfeeding in public? New research reveals over three quarters of British parents believe children should be...
Successful Ageing
Many more people are living longer in the UK, which is great news, but also means we have to look carefully at health care, social...
