Patients value NHS diagnostic services but face barriers to access
UK patients want better access to early and accurate diagnosis of health problems, according to new survey data from the…
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Virtual reality patients that students can ‘touch’
Simulation and health experts at Coventry University are working together to create simulated patients that students can 'touch' in virtual…
NHS dentistry at a tipping point
NHS dentistry at a tipping point, as BBC reveal true extent of access crisis: Nine out of ten NHS dental…
The Chancellor tells patients nothing
The Chancellor had several key questions to answer at this Budget, so that patients could understand how he would be…
Doctors who abuse their patients
In December 2014, Dr Myles Bradbury, a Consultant Paedicatrian, was sentenced to 22 years imprisonment (reduced to 16 on appeal)…
Technology and innovation: enablers but not saviours of the NHS
Technology and innovation are being invoked as saviours of an over-stretched NHS whose seventieth birthday is looming, particularly as both…
Ideal gifts for someone in hospital
What's the ideal gift to bring someone who is in hospital? Hospitals can be very tedious places for patients and…
EU debate on biosimilar drugs
Biosimilar medicines have been the hot subject of debate for a number of years. But as health systems around the…
Looking for lung cancer
Lung cancer has very few symptoms at early stage and many people dismiss it as a possibility. We know that…
First Masters in patient safety
Patient safety is an essential component of healthcare quality and has become a topic of increasing focus at all levels…
Medical TV: the new freak show
Dr Clare Gerada I’m not against medical programmes and I’m not against Embarrassing Bodies. There is a long history of…
Shortest consultation ever
Shortest consultation ever. An elderly gentleman walked into my consulting room and sat down. "Morning doctor." And good morning to…