Dr Crippen
Dr. Crippen: An NHS doctor writes
Dr Crippen: Will the NHS really support whistleblowers?
There is an NHS policy on whistleblowing, but much is promised and nothing is delivered
Dr Crippen: On the problem with prostate cancer screening
At post-mortem, most elderly men have traces of prostate cancer but have died of other causes
Dr Crippen: Doctors must stop playing along with this whiplash charade
A conspiracy between GPs, poor medical science and vulnerable patients has generated a bogus industry
Dr Crippen: Grandpa will have to suffer at home
Dr Crippen: Denying initial hospital care to the elderly is simply a cost-cutting exercise
Dr Crippen: there's only one cure for hypochondria
I've seen one patient every month for the last 25 years. Inevitably, I suppose, she would get something serious
Dr Crippen: Postcode lottery blues
Dr Crippen: If you get a blood clot on the brain your life could depend on where you live
Dr Crippen: Legalising assisted suicide is fraught with dilemmas
I want no part of euthanasia, says Dr Crippen
Dr Crippen: will the new dementia tsar do any good?
There is currently no effective treatment for dementia. We need to put serious money into research
Dr Crippen: Only in our points-obsessed system could nurses be 'better' than doctors
Nurses are now busy sitting in offices endlessly filling in forms to prove that care has never been better
Dr Crippen: When medicating elderly patients, Shipman looms in my mind
I'm not prepared to make up a convenient cause of death
Dr Crippen: St John's Wort won't save Mary's marriage
Buying a harmless herbal 'remedy' over the internet isn't the answer for people struggling to cope
Dr Crippen: Help! I've drunk too much and eaten too much
Dr Crippen: There's no quick fix for overindulgence, so don't waste your money on quackery
Dr Crippen: is long-term hormone replacement therapy a health risk?
A myth has grown up that nobody should stay on HRT for longer than five years. But the truth is more complex
Dr Crippen: Don't blame GPs for poor cancer care
Dr Crippen: It's down to lack of NHS resources – not incompetent doctors
Dr Crippen: Why we have to watch our language
Human beings should not be defined by their illness, says Dr Crippen
Dr Crippen: Should nurses be prescribing drugs for children?
They should be provided and monitored by a medically qualified specialist
Dr Crippen: GPs are a soft touch with sick notes
It has always suited governments to encourage the long-term unemployed to 'discover' an illness and move on to incapacity benefit
Dr Crippen: the ME debate
Despite recent research, doctors continue to be sceptical about ME
Dr Crippen: A moving encounter
Dr Crippen: When it comes to toilet training, there's nothing quite like an English public school
Dr Crippen: The illusion of choice in the NHS comes at a high price
Dr Crippen: Waiting lists are down – but where are the beds in an emergency?
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