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I still remember the first time I heard the haunting American sound of Michael Stipe, the lead singer of the band R.E.M. I was 10 years old […]

In a crisp, white building deep in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley, teams of people make moral choices on your behalf. The development of self-driving cars […]

We two authors used to attend medical conferences that felt more like pathetic gladiator battles. Weapons included poison-tipped USB sticks, monotone delivery, and a complete lack of […]

In the seasonal spirit of giving, Matt Morgan and Peter Brindley share what they’ve learnt from their time in medicine When these authors were medical students—several millennia […]

As we enter Christmas party season, solving the mystery of an unconscious patient will be repeated across emergency departments around the country on countless occasions. The Holy […]

Quality improvement schemes have so far been aimed at solving clinical and logistical problems, but have forgotten about the most important asset—staff   I’m staring at a […]

Mean spirited insults close off the necessary wisdom, communication, and relationships so necessary in complex healthcare The recent trending Twitter hashtag, #DoctorsAreDickheads, started after Stevie Boebi posted […]

If you have attended an Advanced Life Support course, you will be familiar with the so-called “shit sandwich.” Despite electrocuting yourself with the defibrillator, tripping over the […]

It may be time for different salaries for different specialties in different locations to plug extreme rota gaps, say Matt Morgan and Peter Brindley   Happy 70th Birthday, […]

There is a picture of a vending machine that went viral. This is because a note was placed on the glass that describes how many of us […]

Over recent decades, the UK has been a key innovator in medicine. The UK ranked 2nd overall between 1996-2017 in the number of medical publications (1,059,287). [1] The […]

For centuries, old white men have argued about whether medicine is more of a science or an art. That is until, belatedly, some smart Alec—or some smart […]

It is a familiar situation—sitting on the ward, long after your shift has finished, waiting for the phone to ring so you can clarify a patient treatment […]

It has been a very long, unforgiving winter. Although the Welsh daffodils outside of the window are blooming, hospital beds around the country remain full to the […]

Despite a darn cold winter, well-scrubbed medical school applicants in Canada are currently sweating in interview chairs. This is despite knowing most of the questions they will […]

Matt Morgan and Peter Brindley encourage us to take a deep breath   Anger rarely solves anything, it builds virtually nothing, and can destroy almost everything. With […]

Matt Morgan and Peter Brindley have been studying human doctors in their native conference environment While there is always a medical conference on the horizon, this fallow […]

There are many benefits to patients from negative trial results We’re going to let you in on a secret. Although intensive care medicine often looks complex, usually […]

Medicine needs to make, adapt, and find its own strategies Anyone who has listened in on hospital boardroom meetings will be familiar with the increasing number of […]

The commencement address that nobody asked for These two middling authors have long hoped somebody would ask them to deliver a commencement. The fact that this is […]

Digital addiction is a real barrier to patient centred care As another frantic holiday season approaches, we are reminded of the three stages of life: First you […]

Restricting the use of WhatsApp is fine, but there must be a viable alternative provided The pager buzzes in my pocket. It’s lucky I noticed because the […]

Simply the presence of a good physical environment signals organisational respect and care I try my best to indoctrinate my children into liking the things that I […]