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TO STRIKE OR NOT TO STRIKE?

In a recent announcement, the British Medical Association (BMA) said that doctors will take industrial action on June 21 in the bitter row over the Government’s controversial pension reforms. Such an action hasn’t happened in almost forty years.  Anytime medical […]

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Is it time for clinicians in management?

In the last decade or so the role of senior clinicians has been gradually expanded to include management and clinical leadership. This has been actively promoted in the

OUR MEN NEED YOUR HELP!

It is no secret that a considerable number of men in the region suffer untimely death due to cancers that are amenable to treatment. This is mostly due

WE COULD LEARN SOME LESSONS FROM IT

Recently the celebrity world and indeed the whole wold mourned the untimely death of a music legend, Whitney Houston. The full circumstances surrounding her death is still subject

LET’S TALK GENERICS!

Recently there was a spat between Dr Fuad Khan, the Trinidad & Tobago health Minister and Dr Petronella Manning-Alleyne (sister of the former Prime Minister) over the standard

WELL-DESERVED CONGRATULATIONS!

Last week, an event took place at Princess Margaret Hospital, Nassau which might not have made the headlines in major news media.  Not that it is expected to

BRAIN DRAIN – IT’S TIME TO PLUG THE HOLE!

It is no secret that the whole Caribbean region is haemorrhaging its best healthcare professionals to the developed world. This has led to a wide gap in service

The future is bright

We have come to that time when we celebrate the beginning of a new year and a new season – its all part of the cycle of life.

Economic burden of non communicable diseases

A chronic non communicable disease is a parasite on public and personal finances wherever it’s prevalent. The Caribbean region is in no way left out. In less than

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