What doctors need to know about informed consent
Informed consent in medicine is essential. In March 2015, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board,…
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Missing early signs of heart attack
Heart attack symptoms may have been missed in one in six heart attack patients admitted to hospital in England who…
Starvation in hospitals
Nurse Helen Cowan talks about starvation, dehydration and death in hospitals. “Kill by mouth” read a recent headline in the Sun…
Medics tackling alcohol misuse
Health professionals are at the forefront of tackling the problem of alcohol misuse in our society. For many people, problem…
Doctors need empathy
Empathy in clinical practice is an essential component of the doctor-patient relationship. This is the understanding of how another human…
No good deed will go unpunished
In the latest Tom Hanks movie, Pilot Sully was a hero as he landed the aircraft on the Hudson River,…
Hacking the 24 hour body clock
Whatever hours you keep, and how many times you cross time zones, you can't change your physiology. You are always…
Youthful voices in mental health
The Youth Health Parliament is a group of young professionals who have been selected to debate and formulate new ideas…
One body, many parts
The little things make a big difference. Your hammer and anvil are as valuable as your hand and your arm,…
Where have all the nurses gone?
Adrift and deserted, the disappearance of the crew from the Mary Celeste remains a mystery. Walking onto a hospital ward…