Sitting together for meals is important, especially at this time of year  love my Aga. It...

Fueled by cocaine, the US surgeon William Halstead did much to originate the grueling work schedule...

“One of the virtues of the NHS is that it doesn’t worry you about money at...

A doctor never forgets their ‘long case’ “You had better go before the roads get too...

Here is a selection of books medics might enjoy over the holiday season hristmas is coming,...

End of an era lists are generally not my thing, but the last 10 years has...

In the previous issue of the Medical Independent (MI), we revealed how the Department of Public...

The wellbeing of healthcare staff depends upon  greater resources for services, not more wellness programmes What...

The UK is growing ever more divided in what is essentially a civil war without the...

Asking questions about a patient’s life can be the best use of a doctor’s time nna...

Interns need to receive greater exposure to general practice during their training  recently saw an interesting...

The evidence of the rise of burnout among doctors is accumulating How would you feel about...