Writing
Latest article
Why I #ChooseGeriatrics
15 November 2024
Research round-up
30 October 2024
Voiceless and valueless - blog for covid inquiry
14 October 2024
Advance care planning: power in the process
03 October 2024
Are we forgetting how to care?
26 July 2024
"I hope....." Election 2024
02 July 2024
The Queen's Nursing Institute
The oldest professional nursing organisation in the UK and believed to be the oldest nursing charity in the world.
Advance care planning: power in the process
03 October 2024
Drinkaware
An independent alcohol education charity, providing information to make informed decisions about alcohol.
An A to Z guide to alcohol and anxiety
23 September 2022
An A to Z guide to reducing or quitting alcohol
24 April 2022
Revitive
Manufacturer of Revitive Circulation Booster as seen on TV.
Chronic venous insufficiency
19 July 2022
Peripheral arterial disease
14 January 2022
Diabetes and leg health
10 January 2022
Osteoarthritis
18 December 2021
A to Z of the circulatory system
18 November 2021
International Paramedic Practice
A quarterly series on the life and work of Sir Roger Bannister
Postprandial hypotension: lessons from Sir Roger Bannister's textbook
27 December 2021
Cardiac syncope: lessons learned from Sir Roger Bannister's textbook
19 October 2021
Orthostatic hypotension: the last twenty years
24 June 2021
Pioneer of the cardiovascular autonomic nervous system
02 April 2021
British Geriatrics Society
The British Geriatrics Society is the membership association for professionals specialising in the healthcare of older people across the UK.
Why I #ChooseGeriatrics
15 November 2024
Walk with me
12 April 2023
Walk with me BGS.pdf
Healing together, not in isolation
20 May 2021
My last shift as a care home nurse
19 June 2020
British Medical Journal
Leading general medical journal
Autonomic dysreflexia in spinal cord injury
02 October 2020
Why carers matter
13 June 2018
Reader's Digest
Information for the public on diseases, drugs and the truth behind the health headlines. Take a tour of some marvels of the human body too.
Winston's Wish for grieving children
12 March 2024
Living with lymphoma
28 February 2024
A pungent history of diagnosing disease by smell
17 January 2024
The story of Stephen Christmas
20 December 2023
Autoimmune diseases
24 November 2023
AI in medicine: friend or foe?
19 October 2023
Curious causes of cough
19 September 2023
5 often forgotten body parts
17 August 2023
Pain without injury
13 July 2023
6 Pioneering Clinical Trials
21 May 2023
Rare diseases
29 April 2023
Motor neurone disease: 7 statements
27 April 2023
Multicoloured medicine
16 March 2023
Know your body: subtle signs of disease
24 February 2023
Hormones on prescription
05 January 2023
7 songs that highlight health conditions
16 December 2022
A to Z of peripheral arterial disease
10 November 2022
How doctors diagnose disease while you sleep
06 October 2022
Everything you need to know about your cranial nerves
29 September 2022
How is language affected by dementia?
11 August 2022
The life of Florence Nightingale
18 June 2022
How does the human tongue work?
10 May 2022
Five facts about artificial hearts
11 April 2022
Why nature is so healing
21 February 2022
7 effective shields against COVID-19
11 September 2021
The kidney hormone that helped win a Nobel Prize
08 January 2021
Doll therapy in dementia care
17 December 2020
How texting could improve your health
03 November 2020
Understanding multiple sclerosis
29 October 2020
Why do we faint?
09 October 2020
Could exercise be a miracle for the mind?
18 September 2020
An A-Z guide to homeostasis
11 September 2020
Here's what a Covid-19 scientist has to say about a vaccine
04 September 2020
Will we find a cure for COVID-19?
06 August 2020
5 interesting facts about skin
11 June 2020
What can twins teach us about science?
25 April 2020
Why pain is important
11 March 2020
What could be causing your dizziness?
17 February 2020
The space engineer inspired by nature
10 February 2020
5 things your body does without you thinking
28 January 2020
A to Z of your nervous system
11 January 2020
What did Sir Roger Bannister teach us about medicine?
06 January 2020
Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity
27 November 2019
How to cope with infertility
02 November 2019
Stroke rehabilitation
28 October 2019
How to avoid hip fracture
09 October 2019
All you need to know about the pancreas
23 September 2019
How to reach 100 years old
16 September 2019
Roald Dahl's medical mind
08 August 2019
Cinderella diseases
25 July 2019
Medical Fairytales
11 July 2019
An A to Z of epilepsy
17 June 2019
Words from a stroke survivor
06 June 2019
7 interesting facts about gout
23 May 2019
New treatments for eczema
16 May 2019
3 alternative treatments for anxiety
18 April 2019
Life after a lung transplant
05 April 2019
Six wonders of the human eye
26 March 2019
Seven surprises about your swallow
05 March 2019
Everything you need to know about Raynaud's
14 February 2019
How to stop smoking
09 February 2019
The lesser known harms of smoking
22 January 2019
Everything you need to know about Mary Seacole
21 January 2019
How are memories made?
27 December 2018
A to Z on kidney stones
12 December 2018
9 ongoing medical advancements
23 November 2018
The wonders of the human hand
22 November 2018
What is sepsis?
02 November 2018
Why do drugs affect different people differently?
21 October 2018
Staying with your spouse in hospital
01 October 2018
Surprising ways to heal wounds
09 September 2018
How Victorian Britain revolutionised the health industry
13 August 2018
The health benefits of silence - and how it kills
14 July 2018
What can a urine test reveal about your body?
22 June 2018
Five things you should ask if you have arthritis
07 June 2018
Four ways to adapt as an amputee
31 May 2018
9 ways to avoid norovirus
21 May 2018
Does acupuncture really work?
27 April 2018
The neuroscience of alcohol
20 April 2018
An A to Z of meningitis
13 April 2018
Top 10 tips for living with a catheter
27 March 2018
A to Z of living with lupus
16 March 2018
Ibuprofen: do you know your limits?
02 March 2018
The human milk bank
23 February 2018
All you need to know about Kawasaki disease
09 February 2018
Vitamin D: the truth behind the headlines
25 January 2018
Singing could be the key to a healthy life
17 January 2018
Bile, brilliant bile
10 January 2018
Blood and organ donation: past, present and future
21 December 2017
The health writer's 12 days of Christmas
12 December 2017
Life with a broken neck
05 December 2017
Are you taking too many pills?
30 November 2017
5 differences between male and female skin
15 November 2017
The impact of illness: Huntington's disease
08 November 2017
My disabled travel diary
18 October 2017
A guide to Guillain Barre syndrome
11 October 2017
Focus on fentanyl: friend or foe?
20 September 2017
A woman who changed the world
13 September 2017
5 complicated truths about fibromyalgia
30 August 2017
How can you treat heart failure?
23 August 2017
Why do we age?
16 August 2017
Living with emphysema
26 July 2017
Why do humans cry?
11 July 2017
Debunking some dyslexia myths
27 June 2017
How do anaesthetics affect your body?
20 June 2017
Why do we yawn?
13 June 2017
Life with cystic fibrosis
10 May 2017
Can brushing your teeth help you to live longer?
26 April 2017
All you need to know about Barrett's Oesophagus
12 April 2017
Surprising facts about your spleen
05 April 2017
Are you medically fit to fly?
29 March 2017
5 ways to reduce anxiety
23 March 2017
All you need to know about the tiny bones in your ear
14 March 2017
All you need to know about HRT
08 March 2017
7 things you didn't know about testosterone
14 February 2017
The scientist behind the treatment of haemophilia B
09 February 2017
All you need to know about blood clotting
23 January 2017
All you need to know about manuka honey
09 January 2017
5 reasons to love your liver
02 January 2017
How does loneliness affect the body
19 December 2016
Warfarin and newer drugs
12 December 2016
The world's first human heart transplant
05 December 2016
Everything you need to know about HIV and AIDS
28 November 2016
What da Vinci taught us about the human body
21 November 2016
What did Charles Dickens know about medicine?
14 November 2016
All you need to know about Roaccutane
31 October 2016
Everything you need to know about influenza
24 October 2016
10 Health Hazards in Outer Space
14 October 2016
6 things you need to know about your GTN spray
25 September 2016
All you need to know about your pituitary gland
18 September 2016
All you need to know about insulin
04 September 2016
What happens to the body in heat?
27 August 2016
The history of the clinical trial
10 August 2016
Coenzyme Q10: the miracle cure?
28 July 2016
All you need to know about heart bypass surgery
11 July 2016
Botox: the good, the bad and the ugly
28 June 2016
All you need to know about inhalers
18 May 2016
The drugs treating Parkinson's
24 April 2016
Fascinating facts about the knee
07 April 2016
Does stress cause Alzheimer's?
05 April 2016
All you need to know about laxatives
21 March 2016
10 things you didn't know about your spine
24 February 2016
What does love do to the body?
15 February 2016
The A-Z of obesity
04 February 2016
All you need to know about codeine
23 January 2016
10 things you didn't know about the appendix
15 January 2016
Which medicines should I use to get rid of indigestion?
04 January 2016
The helpful and harmful effects of wine on the body
25 December 2015
How does the body survive in extreme cold weather?
15 December 2015
Is chocolate good for the heart?
05 December 2015
Does cannabis really work as medicine?
25 November 2015
Body rhythms: shaping the pattern of life
15 November 2015
Red meat and processed meat: can they really cause cancer?
05 November 2015
Could spicy food make you live longer?
28 October 2015
Everything you need to know about Zoladex
16 October 2015
Synaesthesia: people who hear and taste colour
27 September 2015
Why does junk food make us fat?
15 September 2015
Everything you need to know about iron tablets
03 September 2015
Superskin: our natural armour
25 August 2015
Everything you need to know about antibiotics
09 August 2015
Iron: is it your body's friend or foe?
28 June 2015
All you need to know about antidepressants
04 June 2015
Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away?
06 May 2015
Everything you need to know about aspirin
05 April 2015
The Law Society
Private Client Section
Worth it
08 November 2018
Independent
Interview in their travel section
Disabled passenger 'humiliated'
02 May 2019
British Journal of Nursing
I was an award winner for my writings on continence in 2020.
Readers Digest AsiaPacific
Finding the words to recovery
01 March 2021
Here's what a Covid-19 scientist has to say about a vaccine
15 September 2020
The healing honey
01 October 2017
Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's
19 July 2016
Daily Mail
The UK's leading daily newspaper for health issues. I wrote a five piece series describing misuse of medicines among patients.
Furosemide
20 September 2016
Warfarin
13 September 2016
Codeine
06 September 2016
Ramipril
09 August 2016
GTN spray
02 August 2016
Past Medical History
Inspiring website about medical pioneers and early medical treatments. I write guest blogs.
Medical lessons from the battlefield
08 October 2017
British Journal of Cardiac Nursing (Research round up)
Research Round Up: A selection of recently published articles of interest to cardiac nurses. The aim of this roundup is to provide a brief overview of the research papers selected.
Research round-up
30 October 2024
Research round-up
26 September 2024
Research round-up
27 July 2024
Research round-up
05 July 2024
Research round-up
27 May 2024
Research round-up
25 April 2024
Research round-up
25 March 2024
Research round-up
28 February 2024
Research round-up
29 January 2024
Research round-up
29 November 2023
Research round-up
30 October 2023
Research round-up
27 September 2023
Research round-up
31 August 2023
Research round-up
31 July 2023
Congenital heart disease, scleroderma, social prescribing
05 September 2018
Hope, ECMO, LVAD, diabetes
02 August 2018
Six articles on statins
05 July 2018
Gut microbes, nitric oxide, amyloid
06 June 2018
Myxoma, anti-obesity drugs, magnesium
05 May 2018
Lupus, Brugada syndrome, migraine
05 April 2018
Vitamin D, anaemia, Parkinson's
04 March 2018
Mental capacity, HDL cholesterol, safe staffing
05 February 2018
Breakfast, diving, pollution and the heart
04 January 2018
Cardiac catheterisation, lessons from history, cardiac tumour
05 December 2017
Salt in heart failure, cannabis-induced cardiac damage, atherosclerosis
05 November 2017
Vitamin D, PTSD, brain injury
14 October 2017
Statins, stem cells, iron
04 September 2017
Pregnancy, cardiac arrest, Amazonians
02 August 2017
Polypharmacy, palliative care, haemorrhage, diabetes
10 July 2017
Music, firefighters, food and the heart
12 June 2017
Hypertension in Kenya, IVF, cardiac secretions
09 May 2017
Self-esteem, PTSD, anxiety, Fontan procedure
11 April 2017
Alcohol and the heart, sternal wound infection, postpartum haemorrhage
06 March 2017
Postural tachycardia, antiplatelets, digoxin, PCSK9 inhibitors
22 February 2017
Loneliness and heart disease, NOACs, automated drug dispensing
04 January 2017
Cardioprotection from phenols and fibre, antibiotics in endocarditis, acellular vascular grafts
04 December 2016
Heart transplant, LQTS, smoking cessation, prevalence of heart disease in Europe
04 November 2016
Losartan and Marfan syndrome, smoking and heart disease, drugs for heart failure
04 October 2016
CBT for angina, HIV and cardiovascular disease, gout and AF
04 September 2016
Anticoagulation in AF, cardiac stents, variable blood pressure, aortic stenting
04 August 2016
Statins during heart surgery, sleep apnoea, PCSK9 inhibitors, low BMI and cardiac risk
04 July 2016
Aortic valve surgery, iron deficiency and heart failure, stress and diabetes
04 June 2016
Thyroid hormone and the heart, cardiac stents, pacemakers, chest pain
04 May 2016
Warfarin after heart surgery, diagnosing heart conditions, beta blockers
04 April 2016
Broken heart syndrome, caffeine and the heart, bilirubin
04 March 2016
Statins and influenza, reducing blood pressure, vitamin D, coenzyme Q10
04 February 2016
Non cardiac chest pain, Hypertension and diabetes
04 January 2016
Christmas special: effects of wine, chocolate and cold weather on the heart
04 December 2015
Dehydration amongst nurses; variations in mortality after heart attack
04 November 2015
Special edition on atrial fibrillation
04 October 2015
Aspirin as an antidepressant? Energy drinks and the heart, Blood transfusions.
04 September 2015
British Journal of Cardiac Nursing
The UK's only monthly journal dedicated to cardiac nursing: a fast-moving, demanding speciality. I help nurses keep up to date with issues such as cholesterol, cardiac drugs, pioneers of cardiology and telemonitoring.
Why I write as a nurse
02 February 2023
Working with care homes: new initiatives for integrated care
03 January 2023
"Only through unity" - lessening the impact of cardiac diseases on cognitive function.
06 October 2022
Riding a 'sea of uncertainty' in drug treatment of cardiac conditions in care homes
04 July 2022
Nurtured by nature: finding your anchor
15 June 2022
The art of working in the dark: shining a light on cardiac nursing in the care home setting
25 March 2022
Postprandial hypotension: lessons from Sir Roger Bannister's textbook
20 October 2020
Guest editorial
14 August 2020
Cardiac syncope: lessons from Sir Roger Bannister's textbook
15 July 2020
Nurses in isolation: Covid-19
15 May 2020
Orthostatic hypotension: the last twenty years
14 April 2020
Year of the nurse: my life as a care home nurse
14 February 2020
Sir Roger Bannister, Pioneer of the cardiovascular system
14 January 2020
Caring for and listening to the well-informed patient
08 January 2020
Brain injury after cardiac surgery
12 October 2019
Stroke rehabilitation: what works?
12 October 2019
Patient-centred prescribing for people with blood pressure concerns
05 July 2019
Sepsis from a cardiovascular perspective
07 May 2019
Cardiac sarcoidosis: the 6D's
09 February 2019
Cardiovascular concerns in lupus
03 June 2018
"20 years of tomorrows with someone else's heart inside me..."
04 December 2017
A look at antidepressant use - and cardiovascular risk
10 October 2017
The 8D's on Helen Brooke Taussig: turning blue babies pink
05 September 2017
The discovery of human blood groups: Karl Otto Landsteiner
06 June 2017
On normalising anxiety: a royal perspective and expert advice
05 April 2017
Greatness in failure: a look at Leonardo da Vinci and his drawings of the heart
06 March 2017
Change of heart: Christiaan Barnard and the first human heart transplant
11 December 2016
Communicating cardiology: lose the jargon, not the patient
11 November 2016
Smoking cessation: how to tackle a whole-body disease.
11 October 2016
Going round in circles: discovery of the body's circulatory system by William Harvey
11 September 2016
Nurses Day: Sharing care stories to combat fatigue
16 July 2016
Ezetimibe and cholesterol: how low should you go?
11 June 2016
Telemonitoring as a tool for blood pressure management
08 September 2015
Polypharmacy in the cardiac patient and chronocardiology
16 July 2015
Rivaroxaban: a welcome addition to anticoagulation
03 July 2015
Fishing for pearls in cardiology
03 July 2015
Heart-brain interactions: a focus on neurological injury after cardiac surgery
20 March 2015
Can cholesterol be defined as just 'good' or 'bad'?
03 September 2014
Evidently Cochrane
Evidently Cochrane aims to make research data really accessible. Winner of the UK Blog Awards 2015 and shortlisted for the 2016 UK Blog Awards. I was their Top Blogger for 2017.
Falls prevention in older people: what can nurses do?
25 October 2018
Journal of Paramedic Practice
The UK's best selling paramedic journal. It provides essential paramedic training and paramedic CPD support.
The difficult choice between resuscitation and letting go
07 November 2017
Multiple Matters
The official magazine of the Twins and Multiple Births Association
Nature or Nurture?
20 September 2017
Mail Online
The most visited English language newspaper website in the world. My contributions to the health section.
Nursing Times
Founded in 1905, the Nursing Times magazine has been training nurses for over 100 years. Their website is the most visited site for nurses in Europe.
Bridging the evidence gap in the care of indwelling urethral catheters
03 December 2019
Autonomic dysreflexia: A hypertensive emergency in the spinal cord injured patient
28 October 2015
From farms to Pharma
26 June 2015
Writing can be rewarding
13 July 2004
Writing-can-be-rewarding-web.jpg
Nursing is a practical skill
15 June 2004
Stand up for yourself
18 May 2004
Playing the waiting game
20 April 2004
Apply the theory of holism
23 March 2004
Nightshifts offer valuable lessons
24 February 2004
Nursing is the best career
09 September 2003
Spinal Injuries Association
Writing for their bi-monthly magazine to raise awareness of issues relevant to those with spinal cord injury.
All aboard the Jumbulance
03 August 2018
Urinary catheter care: what does the evidence say?
10 October 2017
Autonomic dysreflexia in SCI
05 February 2016
Tara Tripp Hearing Care
My experience of hearing loss, shared with a local, independent hearing health care practice.
What's it like to lose your hearing for a day?
03 February 2016
British Red Cross
My experience of administering First Aid, shared with the Red Cross to promote First Aid Training. British Red Cross Hero Award Winner.
Knowing first aid helped me to save a motorcyclist's life
11 March 2016
Urban Jack, Kew Health and Beauty, Savoy
Local health and wellbeing companies: I investigated the research behind their products.
7 surprising facts about shaver's rash
20 February 2018
Coenzyme Q10 in Parkinson's disease?
25 July 2016
Stem cell creams to reverse ageing?
20 February 2016
The Hippocratic Post
A global blogging site featuring eminent medical professionals from Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard and UCLA, with many articles (including my own) republished in the Daily Mail. I blog about nursing, end of life, disability, and elderly care.
Care home nursing: the world's largest relay race?
13 August 2019
Mouth Care Matters in Older People
25 June 2019
Hands as diagnostic tools
15 May 2018
Anonymous nursing piece 2
27 March 2018
How do nurses say goodbye?
01 February 2018
A nurse takes a view on cricket
28 November 2017
Life is all memory
22 October 2017
Diana's endless empathy
04 September 2017
Anonymous nursing piece 1
30 June 2017
Twins - nature or nurture?
31 May 2017
Names I will never forget
22 May 2017
No cameras in care homes
05 April 2017
Starvation in hospitals
21 February 2017
Care home castaway
28 January 2017
Wheels of misfortune
06 January 2017
No good deed will go unpunished
05 December 2016
Back from the brink
13 November 2016
Engineering solutions for Michael Schumacher
11 October 2016
Stained by a snowflake
13 September 2016
Till death, or the nursing home, do us part?
11 August 2016
One body, many parts
18 July 2016
Misdiagnosis: a personal story
28 June 2016
Is a baby worth more than an old man?
31 May 2016
Dying well?
07 April 2016
Nursing and Residential Care
The only monthly journal providing essential reading for nurses, managers and training coordinators and care assistants working in nursing and residential care settings.
Care home nursing: the world's largest relay race?
03 July 2020