National media: Keogh says 13k NHS deaths! Keogh: er, no I don’t

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National media: Keogh says 13k NHS deaths! Keogh: er, no I don’t. Filed under: Journalism, Medicine, NHS, UK

Access to General Practice and Emergency Department attendance in UK. A link to poverty?

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The paper from Imperial College evaluating Emergency Department use with reference to access to a General Practitioner during the year 1 April 2011- 31 March 2012 here in England caused a small storm when it was published last week (June 13, 2013). At face value, the results play into the Government’s narrative that GPs are […]

Underactive thyroid disease – a modern approach

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The Problem A patient comes to the doctor concerned about longstanding fatigue symptoms. She knows of a family history of underactive thyroid disease and is worried her thyroid is not working properly Introduction and some basic concepts [from Basic endocrinology : for students of pharmacy and allied health sciences, edited by Constanti et al (1998; […]

Quality of care is ‘not a priority’ in NHS – PharmaTimes

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See on Scoop.it – Of human kindnessQuality of care is ‘not a priority’ in NHS PharmaTimes Quality of care is ‘not a priority’ in NHS. New survey of NHS professionals finds a vast majority do not believe that quality of care in the health service is given enough priority. David Lewis‘s insight: Quality of care […]

Emollients Essential for Epidermis Health

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Storify by David Lewis Sat, May 04 2013 08:38:47 Emollients Essential for Epidermis Health Microblog from Tuesday 30th April at Thames Valley Faculty Annual Symposium – Dr George Moncrief seminar David Lewis@DrPlumEU Dr Moncrief GPwSI dermatology importance of emollients for epidermal health #TVFas Tue, Apr 30 2013 07:54:20 ReplyRetweetFavorite David Lewis@DrPlumEU #TVFas focus on #epidermis [...]

Rise Of The Patient #ROTPt: A Trilogy in Health Care

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See on Scoop.it – Of human kindness Join me, Shirley Williams, as I interview Dr. David Lewis as he shares his life experience in the health care system as a Family Doctor, Patient and Caregiver. Bio David Lewis FRCSEd, MRCGP David Lewis is a family doctor in United Kingdom. David Lewis‘s insight: If you have [...]

Wellcome Film of the Month: The Sardinian Project (1949)

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Reblogged from Wellcome Trust Blog: Our film of the month for March is The Sardinian project (1949), which is about how malaria was eradicated from the island just after the Second World War. The history of malaria runs in parallel with the most recent 10,000 years of human civilisation; malaria has a symbiotic relationship with [...]