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“Our doctor drain piece is about more than a failure to retain vital medical skills and the obvious impact on the NHI. Filmed in Ireland, it also lays bare the challenges of setting up a centrally funded public health system, even in a country as wealthy as the Emerald Isle. I can tell you from… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 23 March 2025

“Anecdotal evidence suggests I’m not alone in believing the e-hailing offering is in decline. Whether it’s a driver arriving at a pickup point in an unroadworthy car, taking a phone call while hurtling along a motorway, cancelling at the most inopportune times, or ignoring desperate pleas for the safe return of your reading glasses –… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 16 March 2025

“Since the pandemic, trust in big pharma and the philanthropic organisations behind the provision of medicines in the developing world seems at its lowest ebb. Vaccine hesitancy, often fuelled by wild conspiracies, is also flourishing. Perhaps a more concerted return to the concept of “informed consent” rather than resorting to name-calling would help regain the… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 9 March 2025