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Read the full story“Working with HIV/AIDS patients was the highlight of my clinical career”
Since 1982 Professor Jonathan Weber has conducted extensive research into HIV and AIDS. The development of an effective treatment for HIV infection through combining anti-retroviral drugs came as…
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Read the full story“In the pharmacy department, the patient is at the centre of everything we do – and we do a lot”
Ann Mounsey is chief pharmacist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Thursday 5 July marked 70 years of the NHS – and Ann’s 30th year at our hospitals. She reflects on how pharmacy has evolved…
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Read the full storyGrandfather of allergy, Dr William Frankland, aged 106, on popularising the pollen count, working with Alexander Fleming and spending 70 years in the NHS
Dr William Frankland, aged 106, has helped transform our understanding of allergies during his long career in medicine. A pioneer in the field, Dr Frankland popularised the pollen count to help…
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Read the full storyNHS 70: Lord Darzi on robotics, career development and how the NHS can respond to changing demands
Professor the Lord Ara Darzi talks to us about his career, how the NHS can respond to the changing health and social needs of our population and the technological innovations he sees as having the…
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Read the full story“I always wanted to be a surgeon,” says first UK female professor of surgery Averil Mansfield
Professor Averil Mansfield spent over 20 years as a vascular surgeon at St Mary’s Hospital. In 1993, she became the first female professor of surgery in the UK and used her profile to encourage more…
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Read the full story"Fifty years in the NHS doesn’t feel like very long…”
Hugh Millington, consultant in emergency medicine, reflects on his long career at Charing Cross Hospital to mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS, and his 50th anniversary as an NHS doctor.
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Read the full storyForty years and still going strong: the variety of a nursing life
Sue Burgis is head of practice development and innovation at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and has worked for the NHS for over 40 years. In the NHS’s 70th anniversary year, she reflects on…