I know that the breast cancer screening programme for the over 50s saves lives. When I started working in Breast Clinics at King’s College Hospital in the 1980s, it was common to see female patients for the first time with advanced cancer and tumours that were already destroying skin and breast tissue. Now, that is […]
Back in 1998, in all good faith, I set up the service for the NHS Breast Screening Programme. Since then, I have become one of the most vociferous proponents for closing it down. You probably want to know why I changed my mind so completely. At the heart of this is the question, how do […]
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The Bristol Community Rose Clinic is a community-based service that provides specialist care and support for Bristol women who are experiencing problems because of FGM. – Find out more here. With thanks to Riverhouse films. […]
The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London is one of the oldest medical societies in the world. As well as offering training courses to medics around the world, it takes an active role in the life of the City of London. […]
28 Too Many is a UK registered charity working to end the harmful practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the 28 African countries where it is practised and in other countries across the world where members of those communities have migrated. Founded in 2010 by Dr Ann-Marie Wilson, 28 Too Many aims to provide […]
Dr Fayyaz Ahmed is a neurology consultant based at the Hull Royal Infirmary and a founding member and educational officer of the British Association for the Study of Headaches, which celebrates its Silver Jubilee next year. He believes that the misdiagnosis of headaches by GPs is leading to a lot of unnecessary suffering, and a […]
When I founded The Voices Foundation in 1992, community and schools singing was in a dire state. Community singing was in sharp decline and singing in schools was woefully patchy and badly taught. I had recently returned from my Winston Churchill Fellowship travels to Eastern Europe, mid-west America and Canada, observing singing cultures around the world […]
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I am not a medic, but during 17 years of working in Parenting Education and support, I have had the privilege to coach a number of parents who are combining a job in medicine and a raising a family. My view from the non-medical world has shown me that on the whole, doctors make great parents. […]
Bullying – Definition = to use superior strength or influence to intimidate someone, typically to force them to do something. It started in July with name calling. For most, the health secretary’s comment that the doctors needed more vocation and professionalism was a slap in the face that came out of the blue. It was […]
World renowned British Cardiologist Dr. Aseem Malhotra joins Donal O’Neill (Cereal Killers) on a fascinating quest to reclaim the secrets of Mediterranean longevity from the village where people forget to die. […]