Mental health red flag symptoms What is a red flag symptom? A symptom is something abnormal about your body or mind, that may indicate something is wrong. ‘Red flag’ means potentially serious (and potentially treatable). The following symptoms should ‘ring bells’ – all need action. Excessive worrying, anxiety, fear or sadness – irritability, anger, or feeling excessively […]
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How do I compliment a GP or hospital consultant? There are lots of ways of doing this. And yes, we really like it. So. How do I compliment a GP or hospital team? If you are happy with the care and treatment we have given, we would be very pleased to hear from you. NHS staff work […]
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At university should you register with a local GP? No, not usually. Stick with your GP at home – especially if it is a good organised practice. [” .. eh? That goes against most uni advice MyHSN” Ed] We know .. Ed. We will try to explain. [“Well come on then .. “] Most UK […]
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Is no news good news for blood tests, biopsies and scans? No, no and no. Note. That is a ‘no, no, non’ and a no, no, niet’ [“I think we have got it now”. MyHSN Ed] This is the single most important piece of advice on MyHSN You cannot assume that just because your GP, […]
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Do you need to know your own blood group? No .. well, that is the short answer. Actually we mean ‘no, not usually’. We explain why shortly. But first of all .. What is a blood group? A blood group is a characteristic (face) of a red blood cell. There are 4 main blood groups […]
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What are 10 important common infections? In this article we go through what are 10 important common infections. The choice below is slightly arbitrary. Many others are also important. A bit of background first. Coughing and fever can be caused by many, many organisms – from a minor cold virus to pulmonary TB. What is an infection? […]
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How to disagree with a doctor – and get a second opinion Doctors are not perfect. They get things wrong. You may be right. Also you will not get on with all doctors. We are different as you are. So you may be happier with the style of another one. That is fine. We will […]
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How can you get a message to your GP or hospital consultant? It isn’t always easy [“sorry” MyHSN Ed]. Continuity (seeing the same doctor) is vital to good healthcare. Doctors like it too. Part of that is being able to contact the same doctor between visits, and seeing the same doctor next time. But it […]
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Graduate entry medicine: which universities offer it? University (and number of places a year, other entry requirements, and whether they accept non-science degrees) Barts (QMUL) – 39 UCAT – Yes Birmingham – UCAT Cambridge – 39 BMAT – Yes Cardiff – Feeder Stream course/UCAT Chester (new course) – currently open to international applicants only/UCAT – […]
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How are NHS ICSs, ICBs and ICPs different? That is a good (slightly dull) but technical question. We will explain and try to make the answer interesting. ICSs have existed in one form or another since 2016 (they were previously called STPs and other names), but for most of this time have operated as informal […]
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