The short life of Charlie Gard
The short life of Charlie Gard seems now to be coming to an end. His parents have conceded that their…
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#MentalHealthSoPoor
Our documentary aimed to address the chronic lack of government funding in the UK’s Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service…
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…
Stock up your medicine cabinet this Bank Holiday Weekend
https://youtu.be/PlTB_EBybSw Stock up your medicine cabinet this Bank Holiday Weekend. Advice from the NHS
Patients Association welcomes NHS Next Steps
The Patients Association welcomes the ‘Next Steps on the NHS Five Year Forward View’, and will work with NHS England…
NHS Five Year Forward View
As the NHS approaches its 70th anniversary the health service has published the plan setting out how it will deliver…
Doctors Adrift are world record holders!
Here at Hippocratic Post, we are absolutely delighted to hear that our doctor bloggers, Ted Welman and Jack Faulkner have…
The cost of lung disease
Lung disease affects millions of people in the UK every year, but it doesn’t just cost individuals and the families in…
Missing early signs of heart attack
Heart attack symptoms may have been missed in one in six heart attack patients admitted to hospital in England who…
Cancer survivors rate telehealth
‘To mark World Cancer Day, It is important that we raise awareness of this serious illness and consider the impact…
30-year NHS bed crisis
Every day we hear more horrifying stories of people lying on trolleys in A&E for hours at a time, whilst…
The lesser of two heart attacks?
Let's start with the good news. If you are unlucky enough to suffer a major heart attack, you are more…