When doctors make mistakes
February 5, 2020
Doctors make mistakes. No-one really likes to admit it or think about it or talk about it, but it happens all the time. … More When doctors make mistakes
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Why half our patients don’t tell their doctors life-threatening details
February 3, 2020
I recently read an article stating that nearly half of patients who were surveyed online admitted they don’t tell doctors potentially life-threatening details of their history. … More Why half our patients don’t tell their doctors life-threatening details
Doctors’ Health – attending to our own
July 21, 2019
“I will attend to my own health, wellbeing and abilities in order to provide care of the highest standard.” … More Doctors’ Health – attending to our own
How do we deal with the challenges of being a doctor as we age?
June 25, 2019
How do we deal with the challenges of being a doctor as we age?
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Reform is needed for unaccredited registrars
May 22, 2019
We know to our cost that doctors are not superhuman, and if the current epidemic of burnout, exhaustion, depression and suicide is to be dealt with, we all need to be treated as people in order to be able to care for ourselves and do our jobs and and provide the deep care that we all feel for people. … More Reform is needed for unaccredited registrars
Alcohol: why do we turn a blind eye?
May 20, 2019
Why do we as doctors, who care deeply about people, turn a blind eye when it comes to problems with alcohol, in ourselves and in our colleagues? … More Alcohol: why do we turn a blind eye?
Do doctors have post-traumatic stress from their training?
March 10, 2019
Do all doctors have post-traumatic stress from their training? Medicine is a very stressful career, and we are exposed to a great deal of shock and trauma during the course of it. … More Do doctors have post-traumatic stress from their training?
Doctors can learn about life from their patients
November 9, 2018
Doctors aren’t supposed to have favourite patients. We are not supposed to feel anything, really… … More Doctors can learn about life from their patients
The importance of having your own doctor – even when you are one
November 8, 2018
As doctors, we have a tendency to diagnose and treat ourselves when we become ill, which is understandable, but this can get us into awful trouble, and we cannot overstate the importance of having your own doctor, even when you are one. … More The importance of having your own doctor – even when you are one
Food is medicine, so why do doctors know so little about food?
November 7, 2018
I am a doctor and everything I know about food that is worth knowing, I learnt somewhere other than medical school. … More Food is medicine, so why do doctors know so little about food?
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