Published by The Daily Mail (3rd January, 2024) A profession that pledges, ‘First, do no harm’ should have ethical qualms about risking patients’ welfare. But last year, the […]
Covid19 / Disability / Health / Policy
Contempt for ordinary people in the corridors of power
Published by The i paper (6th November, 2023) The Covid inquiry last week performed an invaluable service. It seemed as if we were watching a savage new political satire […]
Health / Policy
Prejudice towards trans youth such as Alice Litman are making us lose sight of people’s humanity
Published by The i paper 25th September, 2023 Twice this month I have been stopped in my tracks by a BBC radio interview with a woman grieving over […]
Health / Policy
The grotesque deeds of this angel of death expose yet again the culture of denial, delay and secrecy that scars the NHS
Published by The Daily Mail (24th August, 2023) Stephen Brearey, lead consultant in the unit in which Lucy Letby murdered seven babies and tried to kill six more, […]
Health / Policy
Letby inquiry will be same old story
Published by The i paper (21st August, 2023) A nurse killing newborn babies in a hospital is shocking and unpredictable. Lucy Letby seemed so ordinary, so familiar, so like many more […]
Health / Policy
Public pay the price for corrosive strikes
Published by The i paper (14th August, 2023) There has been little to celebrate in recent political discourse, but one welcome change is belated recognition that the National […]
Health
Ministers throw money at the NHS, yet social care is neglected still
Published by The Daily Mail (5th April, 2023) When Jeremy Hunt was asked about his biggest regret from his six-year stint as health secretary, his response was unequivocal: […]
Health / Police / Policy
24 rape and 18 sex attack claims at hospital… but not a single prosecution
Published by The Daily Mail (24th March, 2023) Police investigated 24 reported rapes and 18 sexual assaults at a single psychiatric hospital over the past three years – […]
Health / Policy / Social care
Why would you envy the NHS?
Published by UnHerd (18th January, 2023) They say the first step in fixing a crisis is to recognise there is a problem. So let us give thanks for […]
Health / Policy / Social care
Scandal of lives stolen by the state
Published by The i paper (26th December, 2022) Ryan Addison lives in his own home in Doncaster, 10 minutes from his mother, Sharon. He went to see Blackpool […]
Health / Policy / Social care
How to fix the NHS and social care
Published by The i paper (14th November, 2022) Another damning indictment of Britain’s healthcare system was released last week, although such reports arrive so often that it received […]
Europe / Politics / Ukraine
While Ukraine fights for its democracy, we are treating ours with utter contempt
Published by The i paper (24th October, 2022) The headlines are filled with the latest tedious instalment of the struggle for the soul of the Conservative Party, which has […]