Alternative ways to manage long-term pain
When managing long-term pain in the pain clinic, we rely on all our skills as doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, psychologists and…
homeopathy
Homeopathy in general practice
As a GP who uses homeopathy in clinical practice I’m often asked when and for what do I prescribe homeopathic…
Common herbs and their uses
Herbalism is an ancient form of medicine. Herbs and plants can be used to treat a wide range of conditions…
Why did you get cancer?
I am a father of someone who had cancer. My daughter, Bryony, died in 2004 when she was 23 after…
More NHS homeopathy, not less
The debate about whether homeopathy should be available on the NHS invariably sees the opposing sides citing numerous research papers…
Why we need consumer guides for complementary and alternative medicine
The Which? Guide to Complementary Medicine, which I wrote, was published in 1997. In the same year, Dorling Kindersley brought…
Don’t hate the homeopaths
Since 2010, when the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee published a report saying that homeopathic remedies were no better…