During a time filled with bad news and uncertainty about the economic climate, the Health and Social Care Bill and Welfare Reform in the UK, I have chosen to write about something else. I make no apologies about this – it doesn’t mean I don’t care, but think we all need something positive to think about ... Read More »

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8774295/White-Feather-women-didnt-impress-those-at-the-Front.html
Before watching the first episode of the second series of Downton Abbey, I had never heard of the feather girls. The scene was indeed striking - it made me fell quite uncomfortable.  Reading this ... Read More »

In February 2002 journalist Patrick Cockburn received a call from this wife.   His student son, Henry, had nearly died swimming across the Newhaven estuary whilst fully clothed and had been admitted to a psychiatric hospital.  
Henry is diagnosed with schizophrenia and ‘Henry’s ... Read More »

 

Sarah Wardle, poet and author of  ‘A Knowable World’  recently came to speak at  a conference  I helped organise.   A Knowable World  follows Sarah’s detainment in a Central London psychiatric hospital for over a year for manic episodes of bipolar ... Read More »

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I wrote this a few years ago, early in medical school. I have been an intern (here in Australia) for some months now; it is interesting to compare perspectives between now and then. I thought it befitting that this be shared, for as much as I do love my job, there must be moments where, like me, you must have ... Read More »

New this month to the Medical Humanities website is a series of online polls. The polls will appear once a month and provide an opportunity for you to share with others your experiences and thoughts about the interaction between clinical practice and medical humanities. As well as being asked to answer a simple yes/ no ... Read More »

occasionally watching TV does lead to interesting things  ... Read More »

Dermatology isn’t renowned as being one of the most enthralling student experiences of medical school. In fact some students would quite gladly apply the title “dermaholiday” to the rotation, perhaps a little unfairly.
But if only they had been to the Skin exhibition at the Wellcome Collection in ... Read More »

I love books. I love them so much I even love reading about books. And reading about reading. And reading about other readers. I can’t decide what book club to join. I feel I might miss out on others. I have no time for them anyway, what good is talking about reading when you could use your time to DO more reading. ... Read More »