As a society we’ve made progress in removing much of the stigma attached to both physical and mental […]

This week I read a report in the Health Service Journal about a baffling plan to reform the […]

Triage, signposting, and care navigation are buzz words that crop up frequently in discussions about the future of […]

One of the most inspiring teachers I encountered while learning to be a GP was a gentle man […]

Recently, I consulted with a satisfied patient. An unexpected abnormality had shown up on a blood test, and […]

Patients now have access to their own medical notes, which is surely progress. More patients are now taking […]

During the pandemic, large volumes of individual patient data were scooped out of GP computer systems into a […]

A new research paper tells us (again) about the benefits of continuity of care. It shows that patients […]

Medicine is usually an activity that involves consenting adults, or adults consenting on behalf of their children. Before […]

NHS Digital plans to extract all data coded in GP held medical records in England, unless patients opt […]