Bookmarks

I have decided to use this blog for my own nefarious ends for a change, instead of pandering to the masses. (My mum, my Trusty Companion and the Russian bots count as masses, don't they?)

So I am going to do a bit of laptop-tidying and move all my bookmarks onto this page, so I can finally figure out why I was interested in them in the first place. And because giving into OCD feels good.

In no particular order:


Sick Enough? Doctors, Illness and the Scaffold
Dr Philip Berry

Discussing the reasons why doctors are now more likely to call in sick than they were in the past. Also presenteeism, illness-martyrdom, and rising mental health issues in doctors. With a good reply from Jonathon Tomlinson, whose blog covers pretty much every aspect of doctoring you could think of. 


Let My Dataset Change Your Mindset
Hans Rosling

Engaging, entertaining, visually-impressive explanation of the changes in worldwide population and health data in the past fifty years.
Fascinating. 


A Guide for GPs on Mental Health and Autism
Coventry University. 
I was directed to this by Adam Harris of AsIAm, an Irish organisation that support people with a diagnosis of autism. 

What strikes me most is that a lot of the suggestions in relation to improving the GP experience (low lighting, quiet, a peaceful place to compose oneself before leaving the surgery) would all be of huge benefit to other patients too - people with dementia, bereaved people, those with anxiety or enduring mental illness, people who have just received bad news. In fact, I can't see how this wouldn't be appealing to everyone who has to attend their GP.


It's Probably Their Fault
Rosamund Snow

A fantastic 12 minute presentation on the disconnect between how we perceive patients' perspectives and the reality. Great insight into DNA rates and the reasons for patients failing to attend clinics.
This is also from Rosamund Snow, about grieving the loss of a "normal" life when you are diagnosed with a serious illness: Bereavement Without a Death


The Dark Side of Doctoring
Eric Levi

A trilogy of blogs about burnout, stress and mental despair in doctors. Cheerful stuff.


What's it Like to go through Cancer Treatment
Dread Pirate Khan

No clue where I came across this, but the analogy of the chemo being the bear and punching your husband in the face is pretty spot on.


Always Look on the Bright Side of Death
Crispian Jago

My favourite cancer blog.


Pain is Weird         
Paul Ingraham 

This includes two videos that made me think a lot about prescribing for and treating chronic pain conditions. Maybe we need to look at pain differently?



A Mile in my Shoes - Suddy Davidson, shoe size 8
The Empathy Museum

A collection of audio stories from people involved in health and social care in the UK. This one is from a GP who works in Sheffield. An interesting project. I bookmarked it to remind myself to listen to some more of the stories. 



Literature about medicine may be all that can save us
Andrew Solomon

My most recent addition and I haven't read it properly yet. I was directed to this by my sister-in-law who is wise and good, so I know I am going to enjoy it. 




There are others: the Home Renovation Incentive so I can get money back when we finally fix our roof, SouthDoc so I can check the rota, Standard Issue magazine though it has now moved to podcasts only, but the quizzes were good fun. 




Great, now I can tidy it all up and start again.