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The rare disease mistaken for asthma
Dr Luke Howard is a pulmonologist and treats patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) – a rare and potentially fatal heart and lung condition that is often misdiagnosed. With symptoms…
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We need to be honest about our challenges this winter, plan ahead and work together
Dr Alison Sanders, clinical director of urgent care and emergency medicine, on how we're working together to prepare for possibly our toughest winter yet.
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Harnessing the healing power of art and creativity to improve patient care
Artist Fay Ballard volunteers at Hammersmith Hospital as part of Imperial Health Charity's arts engagement programme. Here, she blogs about her experience.
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Tackling female genital mutilation through practical partnerships
Female genital mutilation (or FGM) is a serious global issue that causes long-term health problems for a number of women in our local community. In this blog post, Juliet Albert, specialist FGM…
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Why A&E is struggling to be a ‘place of safety’ for mental health patients in crisis
Waiting times for people with a mental health problem attending one of our A&E departments are steadily rising. Like most acute NHS trusts, we don’t provide mental health services directly. Instead,…
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Behind the statistics: why we need a cultural change in our approach to dementia care
Dr Colin Mitchell, consultant physician and geriatrician at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, explains how acute trusts like ours need to take a new approach to care in the coming years to…