Form and Function: approaches to the management of secondary lymphoedema
Lymphoedema management is a challenge for both the health care professional and the patient. Access to NHS treatment can be patchy, leading to long...
Water, water, everywhere and not a drop to drink? Is end-of-life-care poor?
“Death Pathway still being used…”
One can always rely on a tabloid to present a balanced view on an issue important to patients and carers....
No Jacket Required? – How you can prevent 18% of HCAIs
It is estimated that globally, 18% of healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) are due to contaminated, communally used patient care equipment, and that cables, hoses...
iPad, teddy bear, MenACWY vaccination; university essentials
It’s that time of year – parents are sending their offspring to university, worrying how said child is going to cope with washing, ironing,...
Is There a Role for Humour in Medicine? If so, what is it?
For centuries, the medical profession and nursing profession have used humour as a way to communicate with patients, with each other, and as a...
Whistle-blowing – a career-limiting move?
Roll call
Dr Hayley Dare – sacked
Dr Raj Mattu - victimised
The Bupa 7 – bullied, threatened, lost industrial tribunal case
Sister Helene Donnelly – bullied and...
Problematic Polypharmacy: ‘The drugs don’t work, they just make you worse…’
Drug Policy is based on a fine balance between future benefit and harm. However, over-prescription is a growing problem: 6.5% of all hospital admissions...
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy – a new tool for incision management?
Physicians and healers have been sucking poisons and toxins (for example, snake bite venom) from wounds for about 2,500 years . Cupping, a procedure...
No-one tells you about the wind; the effects of shift working
Friday – the most magical day of the week. 5pm – best time of the day. Songs have been written, films made (although if...
The ‘Cutting Season’
Ah, school summer holidays! Childhood memories of endless sunny days (it only ever rained if you were caravanning or camping!), being out from dawn...
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Improving the eye care of prone patients with Covid-19
The emergence of Covid-19 has led to unprecedented levels of ICU occupancy and mechanical ventilator use in the UK and worldwide. With non-intensivists often...
