By Erika Aylwin in In the news on Thursday, April 30, 2009 @ 20:53

After reading a BBC News article on the largely negative Which Report on laser eye surgery, specifically the ‘high street’ clinics, I thought I would give a more positive view.  I had laser eye surgery at Optimax about 7 years ago and received very comprehensive information on the options... read more

By Kirsty Lord in In the news on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 @ 11:04

I read with disbelief about the toxic furniture that has literally burnt thousands of people, cost the NHS (and therefore the tax-payer) heaven knows how much and … has still not been re-called!!! Sofas manufactured in China have been treated with a fungicide, which, when warmed up (in our cosy... read more

By Richard Hudson in A doctor's life on Friday, April 24, 2009 @ 16:17

In Macclesfield, instead of a GP practice we now have a self termed ‘Super’ Surgery where they’ve taken all the surgeries from across the town and stuck them in one over budgeted, vastly beyond schedule white elephant. I thought I’d compare the old with the new…. My first memory of my old GP... read more

By Jenny Jowers in MRCP 1 on Thursday, April 23, 2009 @ 10:59

The team and I have just launched the Third Edition of the Essential Revision Notes for MRCP.  We are really proud of this edition which has been worked on by over 20 contributors who are all SpRs or Consultants in their chosen fields.  We could not have produced this book without the... read more

By Lily Martin in In the news on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 @ 18:43

I absolutely hate those TV shows where the subject gets plastic surgery so they ‘fit in’ – the thought of it makes me squirm! However my dad’s going through the painful, drawn-out and unbelievably expensive process of having all his teeth replaced, in an effort to look and feel a little... read more