Expedition Medicine is a growing field. This course in the Atlas Mountains was an excellent training ground.

Guidance for general practice teams to support bereaved families following the death of a child

Guidance for general practice teams to support bereaved families following the death of a child

Guidance for general practice teams to support bereaved families following the death of a child

Today, I’m writing to GPs. One of the great privileges and challenges of General Practice is the breadth of what we see. While many presentations are common, every now and then we are confronted wi…

Today, I’m writing to GPs. One of the great privileges and challenges of General Practice is the breadth of what we see. While many presentations are common, every now and then we are confronted wi…

Next week (1st-7th July) The Alder Centre in Liverpool are holding the first ever Child Death Awareness Week. This made me think. Why do we need to raise awareness of child death? Is it because peo…

Jonathan Griffiths, GP and bereaved parent, writes about his personal experience and shares how we can best support bereaved parents.

Jonathan Griffiths, GP and bereaved parent, writes about his personal experience and shares how we can best support bereaved parents.

We all have scars. Some physical, some emotional. Some of our scars are visible, while others are unseen or even purposefully hidden. Some scars hold no negative associations. For example, the scar…

We all have scars. Some physical, some emotional. Some of our scars are visible, while others are unseen or even purposefully hidden. Some scars hold no negative associations. For example, the scar…

Are you ready for Christmas? As I write this it is 18th December and sometimes it feels as though everyone is in the Christmas spirit, excited and counting down. I have to say that while I do gener…

This month my wife and I will celebrate our 30th Wedding Anniversary. On the same day we will remember the 20th anniversary of our son’s death. In this blog I want to talk about two things. The fir…

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We all have scars. Some physical, some emotional. Some of our scars are visible, while others are unseen or even purposefully hidden. Some scars hold no negative associations. For example, the scar…

Today, I really wanted to reflect on my experience of snorkelling at Bamboo Island and how visiting Maya Bay, an area destroyed by blockbuster movie filming and the tourism that followed, has alter…

As partners in championing this ambition, the North West BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) Assembly (the Assembly) and NHS England (NHSE) North West believe that the NHS in our region should be ...

About 18 months ago I started to notice that my vision has deteriorated in my right eye. I’ve worn glasses or contact lenses since being a teenager, but my vision had never been too bad. Suddenly, …

Hello from Bangkok, Thailand! I’m currently writing this from our hostel on our final night here in the Capital City. George and I have had such an amazing time exploring, eating so much good food …

About 18 months ago I started to notice that my vision has deteriorated in my right eye. I’ve worn glasses or contact lenses since being a teenager, but my vision had never been too bad. Suddenly, …

Hello! I am back today, to talk about a quote I saw on Instagram a month or so ago that I haven’t stopped thinking about. ‘Enjoy being in the process of becoming.’ This has really stuck with me. I …

The measures are backed by the biggest boost to GP funding in years, an extra £889m on top of the existing budget for general practice

This report draws on the NCMD's unique data to investigate deaths among children due to asthma, anaphylaxis and allergies.

An estimated 6.2 million medicine items are wasted unnecessarily in Cheshire and Merseyside each year. We need your help to reduce this.