Will The New British Government NHS Staffing Plan Work? I Don’t Think So! Part Four

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As a result of my heart valve replacement surgery, I take…

Will The New British Government NHS Staffing Plan Work? I Don’t Think So! Part Three

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In his book “Blackbox Thinking”, author Matthew Syed…

Will The New British Government NHS Staffing Plan Work? I Don’t Think So! Part Two

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In my book ‘Reimagining Healthcare’, I told the story…

The NHS At 75, Time For Healthcare Business Model Innovation

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Two years ago, we celebrated my mother’s seventieth birthday…

Will The New British Government’s NHS Staffing Plan Work? I Don’t Think So! Part One

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The UK government recently unveiled a fifteen-year staffing…

How to Tackle NHS Staff Shortages

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On the front page of almost every major newspaper in the UK today is the story that the National Health Service (NHS) is facing its worst staffing crisis in its history. A report produced by Commons health and social care select committee headed by the Former Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, highlighted the fact that the NHS is short of 12,000 hospital doctors and more than 50,000 nurses and midwives.

The Case For Driving Technology To Patients Home

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Recently, I experienced blood clots after taking a certain medication. As some of you may be aware, blood clots can lead to stroke, heart attack or even death. I knew my blood was clotting because I took my INR reading after feeling dizzy INR is a test used to measure the time blood takes to thin

Helping My Friend Beat Diabetes

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A close friend of mine was recently diagnosed with diabetes. When he called to give me the news, he was in shock. I can understand my friend’s apprehension because diabetes is usually the beginning of serious illness such as coronary health disease, hypertension or stroke. And diabetes, if not properly managed, can lead to amputation.

Is There Really Shortage Of GPs?

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The UK government and Family Doctors or General Practitioners (GP) clash over the government’s demand for GPs to see patients face to face. Since the pandemic, the majority of GPs have resorted to virtual patient appointments. In the eyes of government ministers, GPs refusal to see patients face to face is one of the reasons for the pressure on the Accident & Emergency (A & E). GPs complain that they are overworked and do not have the resources to hire temporary staff.

A Message to Those Struggling With Mental Illness – Part Two

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In part one of this article series, I outlined the fact that mental illness can be classed into three categories:
  • Category one: The severely mentally ill
  • Category two: Shrink induced mental illness
  • Category three: Those suffering from chronic shitty life syndrome 
I genuinely believe confusing the three is doing disservice to those in category one who really need our care and support.

Stay Healthy

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Sickness is one of those life events that happens to everyone.  And sickness usually comes at the most inopportune times. Because sickness happens to us all, we have been conditioned to believe it is inevitable. But is it really inevitable?  

Eat to Live

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“He who does not know food, cannot understand the diseases…