Cameron’s seven-day GP service is a mad promise straight out of ‘Yes, Prime Minister’
I love the series Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister for many reasons, among them the timeless, elegant dialogue that can…
Hormone ‘halves risk of premature birth,’ says the Mail. But its report is wildly inaccurate
As a gynaecologist, I was appalled to read this story about a supposedly ‘groundbreaking’ treatment to stop premature births in the…
Why GPs are the London cabbies of the NHS
GPs are the very personification of the description ‘jack of all trades, master of none’. Following so-called ‘specialist’ training, they emerge…
Most doctors seem to time-travel to the 1800s when it comes to nutrition
For over 30 years, dietary fat has been seen as a major cause of heart attacks, strokes and cancer. This…
Obesity a disability? Only lawyers will benefit from the ECJ’s farcical classification
Real disability is humbling for those who have to live with it and those who care for the disabled. A…
When the NHS is treated like a religion, is it any wonder whistleblowers are considered pariahs?
I will start by publicly apologising to Professor Meirion Thomas; in a moment of folly, I erroneously signed a petition…
Surgical league tables: no, thank you
After the Bristol Heart Scandal in the 1990’s, the speciality of cardiac surgery rose to the occasion, leading the way…
Criminalising mothers: the beginning of the slippery slope
The recent case reported in the press of a 17 year old mother who deliberately binge drank alcohol during her…
Overpaid, underworked, ineffectual – the myth of the NHS doctor
GPs enjoy the salary of bankers, regularly pulling in £100,000 for a five-day week, with no on-call or weekend duties…
Uterine transplantation is the final gynaecological frontier
The successful transplantation of a uterus represents the last major surgical goal in the field of reproductive gynaecology. This feat…
It’s up to each woman to decide whether the pill’s benefits are worth the risks
According to a new paper published in the journal Cancer Research women taking combined oral contraceptive pills (COCP) have a…
Stop blaming doctors for antibiotic abuse
According to the World Health Organisation’s latest report into antibiotic resistance we are facing a ‘problem so serious that it…
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