The NCEPOD (National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death) report released this week makes sobering reading. Of the elderly patients who died within 30 days of surgery only one-third were judged to have received good care, while one quarter of the hospitals involved in their treatment had no acute pain ... Read More »

Nations that signed up to the millennium targets have less than 5 years to ensure successful completion of the agreement as the 2015 deadline draws nearer. What does not come as a surprise, however, is the last gasp urgency that seems to surround the targets as we have seen with so many international agreements beforehand. ... Read More »

I had a wonderful opportunity to attend this year's (2010's) "Making Connections" conference by  Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) which is now called Alberta Innovates - Health Solutions (AIHS). I was one of the sponsored trainee to participate in. If you are in Canada or in and around of ... Read More »

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As I returned home after a wonderful holiday I was given a stark reminder of what it is to be British. As the lobster red British stepped down onto Luton tarmac I saw behind me three elderly women falling had fallen down onto the runway. These women had been drinking non-stop since we left Barcelona and now were unable to ... Read More »

My argument is horribly inconsistent, but a story reporting that artificial meat is being produced in an Eindhoven lab, and could be on sale within five years, has left me feeling, well, queasy. Things must be bad. I'm even on the same side as Prince Charles.
My head tells me I should support this development on ... Read More »

Day 2 of my new life as an iPad owner dawned today with a change to my early morning routine. As well as ensuring I didn't leave the house without breakfast, keys, work security pass, I also needed to download today's iPad issue of The Times so I had something to read on the bus. Minutes later, when I was in the newsagent ... Read More »

What happens when Microsoft and the NHS get divorced  ... Read More »

UK prime minister David Cameron's first official US visit is being overshadowed by allegations that the convicted Lockerbie bomber's release from prison on compassionate grounds was linked to an oil deal between BP and Libya. Mr Cameron is due to meet President Obama today to discuss the ... Read More »

I am becoming increasingly worried about the state of our healthcare system. I have recently returned from a weekend away and now sit reading how far cuts are progressing. I am now left with an apprehensive disposition and a fear of things to come. I understand that our debt was always extremely severe; the worst out ... Read More »