We have all used the expression “a pain in the neck” on occasions. Google describes this as ‘someone or something that is annoying or difficult to deal with’. It was...
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Apart from the needs of those with profound eating/swallowing issues, nutrition was not an important part of my professional life apart from vitamin D. I first came to think about...
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Throughout my early years in clinical research, I was fortunate to work with highly experienced researchers from the Medical Research Council and so I didn’t have to think too much...
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I have reflected on Christmas in previous years (December 2018 and December 2019) so I will move on from Christmas to the opportunities that the new year brings. In particular,...
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It was relatively soon after becoming a consultant that I began to appreciate the impact of fear on the lives not only of individuals but also their loved ones. I...
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Alcohol has many aspects to its use. Your trustees have often arranged meetings for new and old members of the VRA to enhance social interaction and mutual support as well...
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The word exercise is used so freely nowadays that it may well be that our clients do not necessarily share rehabilitation professionals understanding of the word. I hasten to say...
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As I retired from practice in 2009 I have refrained from commenting on current issues which you are all being confronted with and I am not – but the covid-19...
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It was in December 1973 that my wife and I travelled to Kuala Lumpur so I could take up the post of lecturer in medicine at the University of Malaya....
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I trained to be a consultant physician between 1977-1980. During that period, I was advised to go on a ‘management course’. It is a sad reflection on the way the...
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