How to tackle workload crisis in primary care
The growing workload crisis in NHS primary care could be helped by the systematic integration of community health workers at…
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Take your places for the Heart Rhythm Congress
The annual Heart Rhythm Congress, which takes place this year between 7-10 October at the ICC in Birmingham, is the…
Measles is back
Measles cases across Europe have hit a record high, causing 37 deaths this year. New figures from the World Health Organisation…
Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
Dame Stephanie Shirley discusses her experiences of CDD (Childhood Disintegrative Disorder). When my son Giles was about 2½ years old, it…
First ever Cycling Symposium for surgeons
The UK’s oldest surgical Royal College is switching gears and taking to the road, on the first-ever ‘Cycling Symposium’ across…
Children missing vital eye tests
Children are missing out on vital eye health care because parents believe they will get eye tests at school. A…
Top 5 ethical issues in medicine
A leading medical ethicist lists his top 5 ethical issues in medicine today and in the near future. 1. Medical…
Dame Stephanie Shirley: in praise of the RSM
Dame Stephanie Shirley, CH, thinks the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) has been well worth joining. Some years ago, I was…
Recruitment in care homes
It’s no secret that Brexit and the falling pound, making it less advantageous for EU citizens to work in the…
Breastfeeding is worth trying
Back in the 1970s breastfeeding rates were incredibly low. Only around 28% of women in the UK breastfed their babies…