When I ran for a place on the General Chiropractic Council I was nominated by 5 chiropractors who had been the subject of vexatious complaints which had been thrown out by the GCC. I warned it could be you. While a member of council I warned BCA president Tony Metcalfe of the problems within...
CHRE has released a lot of papers under FOI, to chiropractors looking to see what has been going on behind the scenes, since the Association expressed their lack of confidence in the GCC. A number of things stand out The CHRE is not happy with the GCC, members of the public are unhappy with...
I have never felt the need to prescribe meds, if I felt a patient needed meds I would refer them to a medical doctor. If the needed their sink unblocked I would send them to a plumber. Of the case for, I think John Triano has made it best however his argument that...
I have invited a number of people but one professor in particular to answer me this: how can anyone deduce comment regarding efficacy of treatment if none of the studies they refer to differentiate causation? (he said he couldn’t make his point in 140 twitter characters) My point is: It’s a bit like saying...
A common them in this blog has been the attitude of so called “Skeptics”, some are genuine skeptics who ask good question. Others (the majority )are simply prejudiced against anything that does not conform to their belief system around a peculiar interpretation of “Evidence based practice”. The same type of prejudice I encountered from...
According to some one at the General Chiropractic Council there is no difference. I came across this discussion on mumsnet “I have also spoken to a representative of the General Chiropractic Council and asked him what the difference is. The answer? There really isn’t one. They call things different names (e.g. in chiropractic, you...
BMJ 2011; 342:d948 doi: 10.1136/bmj.d948 (Published 16 February 2011) Cite this as: BMJ 2011; 342:d948 The other Twitter revolution: how social media are helping to monitor the NHS reforms Martin McKee, professor of European public health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Katie Cole, public health specialty registrar, London School of Hygiene and...
I am sorry if I keep promoting Twitter to readers but I am fascinated the amount of information I get exposed to. I have considered following only people who confirm to my prejudices in order wake up feeling really good about myself, however I try to follow a broad range of views relevant...
BMA leader could be toppled in revolt by doctors against NHS reforms Dr Hamish Meldrum, chairman of the BMA, the doctors’ union, is under fire for co-operating with ministers over health reforms. The future of the leader of Britain’s doctors is in doubt because grassroots medics blame the British Medical Association for doing too...
