Articles tagged Health:
"I've Got 40 Pills Here, And I'm Going to Take Them..."
- 17 Dec 2018
Before I start this article, I wish to make clear that the person who it's about has encouraged me to write it. On Friday's 'Politics Live' I took part in a very constructive debate on mental health with Tom Kibasi, Faiza Shaheen and Isabel Hardman, who has talked openly ab...
When You Find Out You've Got a Haitus Hernia...
- 14 Sep 2018
Some of you will have read an article I wrote a few days ago, which explained the fact that I have had a persistent cough for the last month, and in addition I’ve lost a lot of weight, and also lost my appetite. If you missed it, read it HERE. This morning I went into the Spi...
It Shouldn't Happen to a Radio Presenter 62: Broadcasting With a Persistent Cough
- 7 Sep 2018
One of the worst things that can happen to a broadcaster is to contract a cold or cough, especially if it lasts for some time. At least on radio, there’s a cough button to press while someone else is talking. You don’t get that luxury on TV. I’ve always had a bit of a tickl...
When Hospitals Kill
- 11 Oct 2007
Last week, the Chief Executive of Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells Hospital Trust resigned. It wasn't before time. She had presided over four years of chaos and failure. I know, because I live there and saw at first hand what was going on. Local MPs' postbags were full of compl...