
The NHS, culture change, and Christ
Jeremy Hunt does not have an enviable job. Not only is he charged with putting into practice the radical…

The GMC’s new guidance on ‘Personal Beliefs and Medical Practice’ – how effectively does it address our concerns?
The General Medical Council published its new guidance on‘Personal Beliefs and Medical Practice’…

New GMC Guidance on ‘Personal Beliefs and Medical Practice’ still gives scope for sensitive faith discussions within the consultation
Are doctors allowed to discuss their personal beliefs with patients or enquire about their patients’…

Doctors should identify themselves online and respect colleagues and professional boundaries, says GMC
The General Medical Council (GMC), the regulatory body for doctors, has today published advice on doctors’…

World TB Day
One hundred and thirty one years ago today, Robert Koch announced the discovery of the bacillus that…

Do you have just one minute spare to help defend the human embryo?
Thanks to a European Citizens Initiative (ECI) there is a new campaign across Europe which seeks to…

Emms Hospital, 2013 – Sarah Wright, medical elective
I worked in Paediatrics for 8 weeks and was involved in ward rounds and paying with the children.…

Peradeniya Hospital, Sri Lanka, 2013 – Sara Timms
My elective was split in to four two week blocks. For the first two weeks I did obstetrics and gynaecology.…

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana, 2013 – Irene Edem-Dartey
At the hospital I participated in ward rounds and clinics and was expected to follow the final year students…

Psychiatrist supplies report to man with dementia so he can kill himself at Dignitas
The Sunday Times (£) reports this morning that an 83 year old British man with dementia is to travel…