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Ralph Jones, MD
The article in the July/August 2018 issue of the journal about assessments by pit appointment [2018;60:304-313] reminded me of the dom appointments I took part in, in UK general practice. No, not that kind of dom, but... Read More
All across our physician nation we have heard the dread news: doctors are now required to keep records for 16 years. The looming deadline has sent us scurrying into our basements to pare down our stock. Finally having... Read More
My friends and colleagues are retiring with generous pensions and lump sum bonuses—not MPs or MLAs, but doctors; the chums I entered medical school with in England in 1976 at the tender age of 18. They are GPs... Read More
I would like to respond to Dr Jim Busser’s letter published this month and to the letter by Dr Busser and Dr Webb published in the January-February issue [Rebooting the BCMA. BCMJ 2013;55(1):10].... Read More
I read with interest Dr Preshaw’s letter on the InspireHealth breakthrough in breast cancer survival [(Another) modest proposal BCMJ 2011;53:455]. I support his admonition to publish quickly so that our patients... Read More
There are major changes to the UK state pension scheme in progress. Anyone who worked in the UK for 3 years (and possibly even 1 year) is entitled to some portion of a UK state pension. You can pay back up to 7 years... Read More
The passport office has recently insisted that I hand write the office address, instead of using a stamp. They claim they cannot read stamps at times. They haven’t seen my handwriting! They said they had been letting... Read More
It’s a funny old world. In my clinic this afternoon I was showing a patient a page in our fee guide, stating the fee for lifestyle advice. My patient is involved in federal initiatives for tobacco cessation. She was... Read More