Submitted

Fixation error: When thinking fast becomes a patient safety risk

Fixation error happens when a clinician locks onto a particular diagnosis or route of action. It can mean that we become so focussed on one problem we think we can solve, and fail to see the mounting evidence that we might be

11 July 2025

5 mins read

Submitted

How to unlock your personal health span?

Nigel Masters extols the virtues of a run (or a walk) for longevity

2 October 2024

2 mins read

Book review·Submitted

Book Review: Mental Health Survival Kit and Withdrawal from Psychiatric Drugs

Dr Dick Bijl reviews Peter C Gøtzsche's newest book, which claims to be able to "help patients with mental health issues survive and come back to a normal life", exploring in detail the harms of psychiatric medication.

24 April 2021

3 mins read

Bright Ideas and Innovation·Submitted

Universal Basic Income: a missing link in health and social care?

Anyone is vulnerable in a capitalist society if they have no access to the essential funds needed for survival. Perhaps Universal Basic Income, the system in which all citizens receive the same income regardless of employment status, could fill an important gap

30 March 2021

3 mins read

Clinical·Submitted

Using coaching techniques to improve the patient and clinician experience

A crash course in the methodology behind health coaching studies, covering: presense, goal definition, self-awareness, practical application, and the growth mindset. Known to benefit both the consultation process and the clinician, health coaching has the potential to improve outcomes for patient choice

8 March 2021

6 mins read

Submitted

I’m training, not selling ice-cream. 

David Smith looks at GP Training programs and argues that the focus of secondary care placements is not the development of a well rounded primary care clinician, but to address service needs. He has some suggestions to make things better.

23 September 2020

3 mins read

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