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Qualified 1973. 37 years experience in general practice. Medical author who has contributed to many lay and professional publications. Particularly interested in converting medical terminology into information comprehensive to non-medical readers. Clinical complaints adviser to the Medical Defence Union. External professional adviser to the Health Service Ombudsman. Extensive medicolegal practice specialising in clinical negligence. Listed on the National Crime Database, advising police forces and the Crown Prosecution Service on medicolegal aspects of criminal cases. Erstwhile GP medical adviser to the Guillain-Barré & Associated Inflammatory Neuropathies charity, now member and ex-patient.
Burping is a necessary (and often very entertaining) quirk of the human body. But if belching becomes excessive or accompanies painful symptoms, it could be time to …
Few human activities create as much hilarity as farting. But unfortunately, the culprit doesn't always find the situation quite as amusing. And when farting is …
Wouldn't it be great if all problems could be solved with a one-off course of treatment? Life, unfortunately, isn't like that. Some conditions last for years, or even …
Oh how I remember the joy of swollen glands. "Me glands are up again, Mum", I would proudly announce. I would wake up in the morning, and straightaway could feel that …
Gullibility is a much maligned illness. Without it we wouldn't have Father Christmas, the Easter Bunny or the Tooth Fairy. On the other hand, we wouldn't have PPI, …
