Doctors and Nurses
Posted by charles in Careers, People, Self Development on 21. Aug, 2011 | 0 Comments
When I ask people who are the people you trust most they say doctors and nurses. Maybe we don’t have much choice when we are ill. We hope that the doctor who we consult and the nurses who treat will not only be competent but kind. I have written a book on those who have [...]
Florence Nightingale’s Amazing Career
Posted by charles in Careers, Life Stories, Women on 30. Jan, 2010 | 3 Comments
I have written a book called Amazing Careers and Florence Nightingale is one of the people featured. Florence Nightingale was known as the lady of the lamp. The reason is that late at night in an army field hospital during the Crimea War she would go round to try and help the injured soldiers. Today, [...]
Penicillin Magic and Alexander Fleming
Posted by charles in Careers, Inventors, London, People, Scientists on 10. Jan, 2010 | 6 Comments
Ever had an ear ache? Very painful, as I found out today. Fortunately, my local doctor was on duty. He quickly diagnosed an ear infection and prescribed a strong anti biotic. Within 30 minutes, I was able to find a pharmacy open and they had the medicine in stock. Maybe we take all these things [...]
Male or Female Doctors?
Posted by charles in People, Scientists, Women on 22. Nov, 2009 | 3 Comments
Do you prefer to go to a male or female doctor, or are does it not matter so long as you get good treatment? It is only recently that you have had a choice. It was very difficult in the early days for a woman to gain entry into a medical school. Elizabeth Blackwell was [...]
