Elsewhere, Dr Crippen discusses the now real prospect of Labour winning the next general election. And, as always, the NHS is central to the arguments.

Back to the grind. The weather does not matter as much now, though irritatingly it is sunny. I was on edge during the last week of the holiday, worrying about how hard it was going to...

A lunchtime phone call from a godson. He qualified as a doctor last year. He has just coming to the end of his F1 year. He wants to be a surgeon. A properly trained surgeon. There are a total of...

An odd report from the BBC today. Naturally, it is provocative. No surprise there. Probably, it is rubbish. Not much surprise there. The report is based upon some odd remarks, probably taken out...