Musing on Multiple things

Medicine gives us a privileged insight into the lives of people and has triggered in me pontifications on topics vastly beyond my qualifications

What is health?

If you are a medical practictioner, then science is your primary souce of improving health. However medicine is not delivered in a vacuum, and an appreciation of theology, politics, philosphy and art can enhance you practice.Here is an essay under evolution grappling with what health is...

My Treatise on Ti Tiriti

I've been round for more than half a century and as you age you realise that the past was not so long ago. The treaty is both straight forward and complex and is creating considerable friction in contemporary political life. Click here to agree or be inflamed

Medical care as a commodity

The trend over the last 30 years, as I have been able to observe it, is an increasing commercialisation of health care. Hart's Inverse care law has also stood the test of time. As it has been noted time immemorial, if you don’t have your health then you don’t have anything. Therefore it is a very valuable commodity indeed. What is health then and who should be responsible for it? Is it the individual or is it the state or the family

The social fabric and connection

True community thrives on vulnerability and shared responsibility rather than transactional exchanges. Reflecting on how neighbourhoods grow and support each other reminds us that the quietest acts of service often hold our social foundations together.

Perspectives on learning and growth

Education doesn't stop at technical proficiency or formal training. Real understanding emerges when we remain endlessly curious about human nature, challenging preconceived views and embracing the lessons hidden within life's ordinary uncertainties.