Am I creative enough?
I’ve just spent the past year being inspired by a tiny human. My eyes have been opened to new ways of problem-solving whilst watching my son creatively explore his new…
Archive: 2019
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See Diabetes Differently this Diabetes Week
Alongside thousands of others, I recently completed the Diabetes UK Swim22 challenge, which involved swimming the equivalent of the English Channel (22 miles) between 22 March and 22 May. I…
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Childhood vaccination: To vax or not to vax? Now there’s a question
I recently came across a post on Instagram that really took me aback and then get on my high horse of indignation….it was a post about the ‘perils, dilemmas and…
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Paediatric clinical trials – the need for a tailored approach
This International Clinical Trials Day, a day celebrated around the world to mark when James Lind, a Scottish doctor, started the first randomised clinical trial aboard a ship on May…
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Fertile ground? How private IVF can profit from putting patients first
Google ‘mumsnet’, ‘infertility’ and ‘confused’, and up pops a whopping 19 pages of online discussion – women, new to the world of IVF who complain of treatment discussions that leave…
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Collaborate, Share, Adopt, Improve: The NHS Long Term Plan
The consensus from the speakers at last week’s Westminster Forum was that the Long Term Plan (LTP), as a plan, is good. It is solid, it is forward thinking, and…
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Breaking gender stereotypes to achieve a better balance in support of International Women’s Day
Why have I spent my adult life believing that multitasking was a woman’s greatest strength? Along with many other women I know and admire, I believed it was a good…
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Does representation in healthcare campaigns matter?
It’s 2019 and everywhere we look we can see a pursuit for increased representation of minority groups. Whether it’s in movies, on catwalks, or in parliament, things are changing and…
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The quietest voices need to shout the loudest – the importance of Rare Disease Day
The final day of February marks Rare Disease Day. The ambition is to raise awareness of rare diseases on our “rarest day” – the last day of the shortest month….
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Making gender diversity matter. For everyone.
On Tuesday 12th February, Aurora collaborated with leading global biopharmaceutical company MSD to host an event called ‘Making gender diversity matter: Five burning questions’. The event brought together senior people…
