You may picture an “apprentice” as a young lad (the word has yet to shake off its gendered […]

From 1997 to 2010 the Blair/Brown Labour government saw sustained improvements in the NHS. By the time they […]

The Department of Health and Social Care’s new Major Conditions Strategy1 starts strongly, detailing how the nation’s health […]

Way back in the last century when I was a newly qualified doctor, I spent a lot of […]

I was recently invited to talk to a group of GP registrars about uncertainty in medicine. I resisted […]

Patients bring many things with them to the consulting room. Some we’re expecting, including their symptoms, thoughts, worries, […]

After decades as a full time surgeon, during which I didn’t go to a dentist for a seven […]

I recently had an unnerving experience. I met someone I’d seen several times before, and she looked completely […]

Weight management services in England will be able to use four new digital platforms to help patients lose […]

GPs in Scotland have issued an urgent plea for help, and most say that their practices are not […]