From the category archives:

Humour

Dogs have it made when it comes to medical treatment

July 29, 2010

Image by onkel_wart via Flickr

Would we be better off being treated by Vets?
A spell in hospital resulted in such bruised arms,  I had to wear long sleeves – otherwise people might have thought I was a drug addict.
Whilst there a technician spent 30 minutes trying to take blood from me, then threw her tray of [...]

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Why Consultants are costing NHS millions

July 29, 2010

Wiser than most consultants

Employing someone to tell you what you know
A journalist’s life can be fun, with invitations to lunch at the Ivy etc.  But – often there is a down-side.  I know I won’t get much sympathy, but recently I have been driven to distraction sitting in meetings run by Consultants employed by NHS, [...]

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Watch out! Sitting too long on a bar stool is dangerous to health

June 12, 2010

Campaign Tackles Dangerous Levels Of Sitting Down In Brighton & Hove

Bar Stool Aerobics and Space Hopper horse racing are amongst the bizarre initiatives being launched to help reduce dangerous levels of drinking, drug-taking and sitting down during National Men’s Health Week in Brighton & Hove.
It’s all right for squirrels – but not for humans!

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So health [...]

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How to get prompt medical attention

March 22, 2010

HOW TO BY-PASS WAITING LISTS
Two patients limp into two different medical clinics, with the same complaint.
Both have trouble walking, and appear to require a hip replacement. The FIRST patient is examined within the hour, is x-rayed the same day, and has a time booked for surgery the following week.
The SECOND sees his [...]

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Women Only!

February 15, 2010

Warning – this is a sexist article!
Girls – next time you get Flu, don’t struggle on, but make sure you say it is the new strain called ‘Man Flu’.  You will get much more sympathy from everyone – except your doctor – as confirmed on the satirical website Newsbiscuit.
According to them, a  woman from Stroud [...]

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The Cancer Club

December 2, 2009

Image by ~Merete via Flickr

Christine Clifford Beckwith decided to have fun during her cancer treatment, and wrote some very funny books.  She sends out a Newsletter each month with one of her cartoons:  latest this month shows two females (natch!) laden down with bags from exclusive boutiques.  One says to the other:
THERE IS RADIOTHERAPY -
THERE [...]

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What is actually written in our notes

November 13, 2009

THESE ARE SENTENCES ACTUALLY TYPED BY MEDICAL SECRETARIES IN GLASGOW
1. The patient has no previous history of suicides.
2. Patient has left her white blood cells at another hospital.
3. Patient’s medical history has been remarkably insignificant with only a 40 pound weight gain in the past three days.
4. She has no rigors or shaking chills, but [...]

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What do you do when having a Bad Hair Day

November 1, 2009

I was always worried that kind friends would give me one of those “my story -how I suffered through cancer” type books.  Luckily they realised this wasn’t my scene, and sent me funny cards and useful products.
However, I would have loved to have been given one of Christine Clifford Beckwith’s books, as her type of [...]

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