The NHS seems to be in a constant state of change, and over the next few years it will be transformed. Whether that is actually beneficial to the patient is difficult to […]
NHS in Derby ‘Requires Improvement’ – what are the issues?
Tackling Homelessness and helping the NHS with Healthy Futures.
In a previous article I wrote that, homelessness is rarely fully solved by just finding someone a place to live. It may solve the immediate practical issue but it doesn’t address the […]
Junior Doctors Day of Action – Derby
The day finally arrived which the Junior Doctors never expected to happen, and which they didn’t want – a day of action to express their frustration at the Government’s proposals to accommodate […]
The STOP-TTIP “Pencil” comes to Derby
With over 2.3 million signatures on the Stop-TTIP petition, the giant “blow-up pencil” came to St Peter’s cross in the centre of Derby. Accompanied by an NHS ambulance it brought to the […]
Hepatitis C: The shame of the hidden disease of the marginalized and vulnerable
In 2004, the Scottish Government recognised that “Hepatitis C is one of the most serious and significant public health risks of our generation”, and The Lancet stated in their article this year […]
Tuberculosis in Derby : A menacing presence
Tuberculosis (TB) is usually considered by the lay public to be a disease of the past in the UK, and only really prevalent in Third World countries. This is not the case. […]
International Day to Celebrate Nurses in Derby
A few days after the official International Nurses Day, a parade took place in Derby from the St Peters Church through the City Centre to the Cathedral. A large audience of Nurses, […]
