How do nurses say goodbye?
In nursing there are many ways of saying goodbye when the therapeutic relationship ends. Some patients bid a cheery goodbye,…
Unsung Heroes
The rising tide of violent trauma in A&E
In London we have seen in A&E centres a 30% increase in penetrating violent trauma and 75% increase in firearms…
Duke of Cambridge receives RSM Honorary Fellowship
His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge was admitted as an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine during…
The 12 Days of NHS Choices Christmas
Christmas is the season of giving and goodwill and NHS Digital has trawled through the analytics of NHS Choices over…
Million Miracles campaign to prevent blindness
Recent figures published by the Lancet show 36 million people are blind, yet 75% of blindness is preventable or treatable.…
The Unmentionables: Intimate health products in conflict zones
As an academic, I am interested in the political and health nexus of conflict, and three years ago, I was…
No cash, no care
No cash, no care is the reality for many patients in many countries around the world and it is harming…
Intimate moment in the Himalayas
Ruth Taylor lived and worked in the foothills of the Himalayas during the decade of the nineties. Based at Woodstock…
Memories of working on the wards at Christmas time
The Kingston and St George's Nursing oral history project 'Nurse's voices' captures the experiences of nurses working at St George's…
Crisis at Christmas…will you volunteer?
Official video for Streets Of London, performed by Ralph McTell featuring the Crisis Choir and guest vocalist Annie Lennox. Buy…