RSM Ellison-Cliffe Travelling Fellowship 2016 – an update
Neurology trainee Dr Smriti Agarwal, awarded an Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) Ellison-Cliffe Travelling Fellowship in December 2016, has recently…
Unsung Heroes
Keeping nurses interested
New figures from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) have revealed that more nurses and midwives are leaving the profession…
Médecins Sans Frontières – a humanitarian imperative
For many years, I have worked with and supported an independent non-governmental organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières, (Doctors Without Borders) which…
GoPro cameras improve firefighting decisions
GoPro cameras fitted on firefighters’ helmets have helped improve commanders’ decisions during emergencies. Fire officers were fitted with the cameras…
Hippocratic Post Awards at City
Dr Paul McMaster, President of Medicins Sans Frontieres UK, was one of three distinguished speakers who addressed a large group…
Emergency health surveillance in Uganda
As a public health physician who has previously worked with Medicins Sans Frontieres in Sierra Leone and Turkey, I’ve just…
Names I will never forget
As a nurse, there are some patients whose names I will never forget, as they have taught me something…
Letter from Haiti
Dr Javid Abdelmoneim travelled to Haiti in 2010 to assist in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake. In the midst…
David Nott Foundation scholars
Between February 20 and 24, 2017, we were delighted to host 10 David Nott Foundation scholars and the first David…
Doctors Adrift are world record holders!
Here at Hippocratic Post, we are absolutely delighted to hear that our doctor bloggers, Ted Welman and Jack Faulkner have…