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Time to stop enabling patients?
So I saw this article today, it’s worth a read. http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/commissioning/commissioning-topics/referrals/consultants-refuse-to-accept-gp-referrals-for-smokers/20007532.article There’s a lot of chat going around the NHS at the minute about charging people to use their GPs or A&E. Most of this is driven by the Tories … Continue reading
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What do you want to be when you grow up?
“What do you want to go into then?” It’s a question that I am guaranteed to be asked at least once a week, whether it’s seeing a friend or relative for the first time in a couple of months, … Continue reading
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I’m back…
I feel like I’ve been neglecting this blog. To be honest, I’ve only decided to post something today because WordPress emailed me to ask where I’ve been – was nice of them, I felt loved. It has been a very … Continue reading
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Merry Christmas!
Wishing you all a very happy and healthy Christmas! Remember to take a moment today to think about all the doctors, nurses, surgeons, porters, HCAs, theatre staff, paramedics, EMTs, catering staff and bed managers that are working today so that … Continue reading
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Everybody Lies
I’d like to apologise for the long gap in posts, my workload suddenly trebled overnight as exams approached and in order to continue being a medical student and being able to post at all I thought I should probably try … Continue reading
Week 6: Staring Death in the Face
Nobody ever tells you how hard it is to look a patient in the eye when you know that they’re going to die. This is especially hard when the patient hasn’t yet come to that conclusion. Trying to keep a … Continue reading
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I was going to write something political tonight, in fact I did write a political thing, but then decided I didn’t really know what I was talking about so I scrapped it. So, instead I’m going to talk about self-diagnosis … Continue reading
Week 5 – How to stereotype your whole class
Medical school attracts all sorts of people, it’s one of the real strengths of the profession, that it appeals to people from every walk of life. I thought I’d run through a few of the stereotypical “types” of people that … Continue reading
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Week 5 – How to wash your hands
Today, purely by chance, I saw two patients with C.Diff. Clostriudium Difficile (C.Diff. to it’s friends..aka everyone but microbiologists) is a part of your normal gut flora, the trillions of bacterial cells that line your intestines. In most people it … Continue reading
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