Doctors at greater risk of depression
Sometimes very distressed doctors in the NHS do make the news – as with Daksha Emerson, a young psychiatrist who…
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Legal headache for medics
I am a hospital doctor who is thinking about leaving the profession I love. It is not because I doubt my…
Wearing face veils in the workplace
The NHS has a long tradition of balancing patient safety and religious views and practices. In 2008 there was some…
More NHS homeopathy, not less
The debate about whether homeopathy should be available on the NHS invariably sees the opposing sides citing numerous research papers…
Theatre hijab has no place in NHS hospitals
Recently, I went to a large NHS teaching hospital in London for a blood test. A young couple was behind me…
Accident and Emergency Diary: Saturday Night Shift
A&E wards can be frightening, stressful and downright unpleasant place to visit. They often seem close to bursting point with…
Lies, damned lies and surgical league tables
My heart sank when Health minister Jeremy Hunt announced that league tables for surgeons would be published back in 2014.…
Why More Women Should Consider Doctor-preneurship
Healthcare is dominated by women. In the NHS 52 per cent of GPs are female, 85 per cent of nursing…
Musings of a GP
I am a GP at a busy NHS practice in Greater London. During a busy day, I see around 40 patients…
Don’t hate the homeopaths
Since 2010, when the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee published a report saying that homeopathic remedies were no better…
Why is the UK a Third World when it comes to Dentistry?
If people see a dentist once a year, visit a hygienist three or four times a year, have a healthy…
The downfalls of telehealth for the vulnerable elderly
There is no doubt the medical world is constantly changing, and the use of technology is both increasing, and helping…