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2025
24 Jan 2025
24 Jan 2025
Whats the best state system for addressing obesity and eating disorders? Sticks as well as carrots will be needed.original ↗
23 Jan 2025
Antidepressants dont work well enough. Lets have a “French” solution, and take back our future from Big Pharmaoriginal ↗
19 Jan 2025
Vaccination deniers – sticks needed as well as their disinformation. There have to be “duties” as well as “rights” in a balanced society.original ↗
17 Jan 2025
Maternity: 2000 more live births if we had a Swedish standard. We have to change the power base..original ↗
17 Jan 2025
A social care solution – underpaid staff only from overseas… and only a temporary solution which is evaporatingoriginal ↗
13 Jan 2025
The Current State of NHS Dentistry: A Growing Crisis. Fixing Britain’s rotten dentistry is about more than fixing our sore teeth.original ↗
13 Jan 2025
Running the gauntlet of NHS risks.. The waiting queue.. 50 citizens per day may be dying prematurely. Rationing by waiting times…original ↗
13 Jan 2025
13 Jan 2025
Increasing choice is a short term measure which will be regressive because the system has degenerated so far.original ↗
8 Jan 2025
Social care is the nightmare that won’t go away. Its means tested and reluctantly accepted.original ↗
7 Jan 2025
7 Jan 2025
The 4 health services are ringed with Dissimulation at all levels. Politicians are losing the trust of the nation: health, social care, defence, the environment, and infrastructure are a mess. ( In Wales and Scotland Education is as well ).original ↗
5 Jan 2025
Overdiagnosis. This is just an example of how private practice can distort – The amphetamines given to these unfortunate children are all free. Addiction will follow – for many.original ↗
4 Jan 2025
4 Health & Social Care Ponzi schemes in the UK: Kicking the can down the road until the next election. Political cowardice. A dereliction of duty. No wonder populism thrives..original ↗
4 Jan 2025
Are most General Practitioners now unable to show how much they care? There has been no in dephth analysis of why we are where we are….original ↗
2 Jan 2025
2024
31 Dec 2024
Mr Streeting is between a rock and a hard place. His own sacrifice, and many others, will be needed to bring us round to reality.original ↗
31 Dec 2024
It’s inaction until Wes Streeting reports in the spring. Then more of what has come before?original ↗
27 Dec 2024
Retaining good managers and staff means focussing on the teamwork, morale, and a vision for the future. Immediate access to tests means the end of the gatekeeper manager role in Primary Careoriginal ↗
27 Dec 2024
27 Dec 2024
26 Dec 2024
Second opinions – and Martha’s Law. What is the effect of increasing private medicine on General Practice? Conflict in the Dr Patient relationship…original ↗
26 Dec 2024
26 Dec 2024
The real questions are “what can we not afford”, and “should we be forced to take responsibility for ourselves?”original ↗
23 Dec 2024
We have reached the limit of our capacity – for today… A GP message to patients which could be the same for Consultants Junior Doctors and every Nurse and medical stafforiginal ↗
20 Dec 2024
20 Dec 2024
They would not listen, they’re not listening stillPerhaps they never will – especially in Walesoriginal ↗
17 Dec 2024
Women are having fewer babies later than ever, and the rising risk means more caesarian sections.original ↗
17 Dec 2024
17 Dec 2024
Physician Associates are NOT diagnosticians. The GP walking wounded need help, but lets be honest.original ↗
16 Dec 2024
I never thought you’d go – until you did: They would not listen, they’re not listening still – Perhaps they never willoriginal ↗
12 Dec 2024
Bringing back the learning organisation that used to be the NHS before devolution…. will take ages..original ↗
11 Dec 2024
New hospital won’t be built for at least 10 years – and in that event how many extra deaths will occur? Just look at the graphs…..original ↗
5 Dec 2024
If there were exit interviews within the Health and justice services we might be better informedoriginal ↗
5 Dec 2024
Butter or guns. The priorities are clearly placed before us. We will temporise until we fail completely..original ↗
5 Dec 2024
It is a long road to health services recovery, even if we focus on what the Minister wants immediately.original ↗
3 Dec 2024
It appears labour are willing to consider co-payments for assisted dying. If its to be fair rather than a two tier service, these need to be means tested.original ↗
2 Dec 2024
What are the the future implications of a part time workforce provided by suberban families for rural areas?original ↗
1 Dec 2024
If you are flooded, the objective becomes survival, save what you can, and standard of life falls.original ↗
21 Nov 2024
I just wonder if any of the MPs will have read the 2022 report from Canada? Pitfalls of Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill are theoretical only..original ↗
19 Nov 2024
How to counter “disinformation” in a populist world. We need to trade most with our nearest and reliable neighbours – not the USAoriginal ↗
16 Nov 2024
Health is wealth. So is the reverse in a failing system and political denial ……. Brexit has accellerated the health divide.original ↗
16 Nov 2024
How do we change the “cover up culture” – and the gagging of staff, patients and relatives?original ↗
14 Nov 2024
14 Nov 2024
Sacking ineffective managers in a system where the “rules of the game” ensure they cannot win – is madnessoriginal ↗
14 Nov 2024
8 Nov 2024
Prioritisation or rationing. Do we need to change the rules of the game in order to face reality? We dont seem to be able to face reality first.original ↗
6 Nov 2024
Mental Health Act reform welcomed, and upholds the dignity and autonomy of the mentally ill more.original ↗
6 Nov 2024
6 Nov 2024
Smartwatches combine helpful tech for Parkinsons Disease (PKD) and Atrial Fibrillation. There is no “AF alarm watch” ….yet…. Other tech will be great..original ↗
6 Nov 2024
The British public dont trust politicians to secure a fair and depoliticised and sustainable health service…original ↗
5 Nov 2024
The chancellor needs to backpedal or General Practice will become like dentistry….. Are GPs about to “go private” and resign their contracts…?original ↗
5 Nov 2024
The beginning of the end game? Set up scapegoats for blame – GPs and Social Care providers.original ↗
2 Nov 2024
The health services cannot be as they were. For any new system we need politicians and designers we can trust. Other countries’ solutions can help …. The “honest debate” has not yet begun..original ↗
1 Nov 2024
1 Nov 2024
30 Oct 2024
Diabetes and Obesity is the next epidemic risk. (If we exclude loneliness, mental health and dementia.) The chancellor has a great chance to address it – and raise money.original ↗
24 Oct 2024
Its not much fun at the end of life in an imploding system. The politicians can make it easier…original ↗
6 Oct 2024
Physician Assistant roles are so controversial: without prolonged discussion and a GP buy in it looks like waroriginal ↗
5 Oct 2024
26 Sept 2024