Is TV doctoring become the modern day equivalent of the Victorian freak show? And are doctors who become presenters on shows like Embarrassing Bodies and Jeremy Kyle’s Emergency Room dishonouring the sacred principles enshrined in the Hippocratic Oath? These were some of the questions raised in a heated debate last week at the inaugural London […]
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Dr Ian Campbell I don’t agree with Clare and in this matter you are wrong. I was first on TV many years ago when I was saying the Hippocratic Oath at my graduation. It just so happened that the BBC were there filming it so TV doctoring is not a new concept to me. My […]
When I was offered the job as the TV doctor on BBC One’s Doctor in the House series, I was initially torn. As a GP practising in a busy clinic, I take patient care very seriously. It did occur to me that talking to patients live on camera and discussing their health problems could break some […]