So you think you may have….. When do you go to your GP? When you consider there is something that you need for prevention, such as antihypertensives or asthma inhalers, or when you are ill. In psychiatry often the question is does this person have… In severe disorders, involving psychosis, you do not need to …
Treatment postcode lottery Tomorrow heralds an exciting day in psychiatry. In The Netherlands, donanemab clinical trial results will be published for the first time. We anticipate that they will be positive as a similar drug trial was published last year, for the trial drug lecanemab, that slowed down the cognitive decline in early Alzheimer’s disease …
New social media platforms Unless you have been in a media blackout this last week you will be aware that there is a new kid on the block. Threads is a rival to Twitter and is owned by meta. Twitter has changed since its new owner last October. There have been some progressive changes halted, …
Gambling addiction How much are you aware of the possibility of addiction to gambling. It is common knowledge that cigarettes, particularly nicotine, are addictive but what about other addictions? Gambling disorder is classified separately as a disorder of addictive behaviour, as opposed to an addiction to substances such as alcohol. It is considered a “Gaming …
Self-promotion On Thursday night I went to a meeting, one of the talks was about social media promotion. I sat there observing two women a bit younger than me, telling us from their own experience how regular posting on social media had increased their presence in the sector they work in. As we are all …
The power of change Change is often necessary and can be anxiety provoking. However, it is inevitable, and so should be something we embrace – looking for opportunities to improve our wellbeing. It is through change that we grow and adapt. Recently, I have witnessed change for others, bereavement, moving country, and changing employer. Now …
The non-art of delegation Delegation refers to the transfer of responsibility for specific tasks from one person to another. Are you aware that delegation is a vital management skill, of course you are but do you do it effectively? It is often difficult to delegate. It will take longer to explain the task than actually completing …
Well being meeting this week The BMA arranged a well being meeting for all doctors and medical students in East Anglia and this was on Thursday last week. It was really good to see people face-to-face, some people you had not seen for a few years, prior to the pandemic and others you had not …
Inflation Good news as inflation has dropped but what does this really mean. Inflation is a measure of increase the change in prices for goods and services over time so as it has dropped this means that it is no longer increasing at such as high rate as before but as the number is positive, …
Local Elections There were council elections held in 230 of England’s 317 councils on Thursday 4 May 2023 (this is 8,058 council seats). On 18 May 2023 elections are taking place for all 462 seats in all 11 local authorities in Northern Ireland. Most of the results are in and it looks like many conservative …
