Our funny old 'medical' language Next time they've run out of old magazines in Outpatients, pick up a newspaper and see how many of today's medical terms could have another meaning. For starters ....... ARTERY - - - - - - - - - The Study of Paintings CEASARIAN...
NHS and NHS Improvement Bulletin This plops into my inbox every month, with latest news about the NHS The headline in this month's issue proudly announces:- The NHS supports World Suicide Day This sounds a rather drastic way of sorting out staff and bed...
Oxford Univerity Reseacher explains NHS Remember Matron? She was the person who managed to run her hospital with an Assistant and a small number of key workers. Today, Oxford University researcher Karl Crawford has come up with an analysis of the current employment...
Words can mean a lot. But the language professionals use when talking to us needs an overhaul I am fed up with "just a scratch". No - I want to scream. Uttering that platitude usually means a painful dig as a nurse remembers to say this, but hasn't been taught how...
Story for our (NHS) times Baroness Harding (fortuitously called Dido) recently sent round a letter to top NHS personel which started out ...as people are the NHS's greatest assets... Went on for six - yes, SIX boring pages on the same theme, and ended with her...
What is 'Spine'? This is not the bones that hold us up, but an NHS system. Did you know that the NHS has one? It's their name for the 'bright' idea for storing our info, and as far as I can makeout, is responsible for mess-ups like sending appointment letters that...