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 [...]

Netiquette – playing nice on social media

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A short note here following the helpful twitter chat today with #hcsmanz [transcript link] Background Wikipedia defines netiquette. However, the clearest summary is contained in the following picture: Better understanding of the conventions for engaging in social media conversations will, hopefully, more people to stop lurking and join in. Social media conversations are more than [...]

Nothing to see here – General Practice serves our children well

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February 19, 2013 UK readers awoke to the headline that NHS is failing the children. Why? Kids with meningococcal disease are turned away rather than sent to hospital to be cured; Children with asthma are not given adequate treatment; Too many children are admitted to paediatric wards with minor illnesses Doctors prescribe too many drugs [...]

Forgiveness, narratives and listening

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Reblogged from Abetternhs's Blog: “Forgive is a verb, not a noun. Every day I try to forgive and hopefully move a little further down the road” Marian Partington has been on that road for a long time. In 1973 her younger sister Lucy disappeared. She wasn’t found until 1994, when her dismembered and decapitated remains [...]

A personal response to the Francis Report (Part 1)

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Form filling and tick boxes Do Not Attempt Resuscitation [DNAR] Form Background End of life care is an important part of primary health care and general practice. There are strong ethical and moral arguments going back to biblical times to … Continue reading →

The doctor will see you now… if you are truly ill.

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Why is everyone scared of missing cancer? [BBC Radio 4 PM, 30-Jan-2013] Personally public needs to (wo)man up and face the fact we die. And most of us die from heart disease or lung disease. Doctors know, though many politicians … Continue reading →

Tories pose as 'independent charity' to push for NHS privatisation

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Reblogged from skwalker1964: One of the things I’ve come across during the recent FOI information I’ve been working through was a reference by the South West pay-cartel’s ‘Communications Lead’ to a paper by a ‘think-tank’ that supports its position: Here’s … Continue reading →

2012 in review

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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 2,700 views in 2012. If every person who reached the … Continue reading →