Background: Humanization of health care is defined as a state of well-being, involving
affection, dedication, respect for the other, that is, to consider the person as a complete and …

There is a global workforce crisis in healthcare. The WHO projects that an additional 40
million health workers will be needed by 2030, 1 meanwhile, burn-out 2 and retention within …

When we read alone and for pleasure, our defences are down—and we hide nothing from
the great characters of fiction. In our consulting rooms, and on the ward, we so often do our …

Kingdom in so many ways. This is especially evident when you attend scientific conferences
there. While the former colonies were immersed in the third series, we back home were …

“One of the essential qualities of the clinician is interest in humanity, for the secret of the care
of the patient is in caring for the patient.” 1 Francis Peabody's memorable quote from almost …

Humanitarian is defined by Webster's dictionary as “having concern for or helping to improve
the welfare and happiness of mankind.” In that sense all doctoring is humanitarian. A second …

Palliative care has driven major improvements in the care of people with life limiting
illnesses and fostered more open public discourse about death and dying. National and …

My title is the opening hypothesis for what I see as one of the problems with medicine and
general practice, especially in Britain. I would like to challenge the basis of how we work: the …

Who benefits and who stands to lose from unnecessary medical procedures or from
medicalisation of daily life events? When George Bernard Shaw's Cutler Walpole operates …

The way we think about health and health care is changing. The two factors driving this
change are the recognition of the importance of the social consequences of disease and the …