Cheltenham’s ‘Medicine Unboxed’ is a series of conferences for NHS staff, exploring a view of medicine that aspires to more than the technical and which necessarily refers to values, uncertainty and human understanding – to art as much as science. This year, in partnership with the Times Cheltenham Literature Festival, we engage the interface between […]
Category: Poetics
It’s A Suffered Life
This is an account of a woman, herself severely injured during an attack in Sudan and who witnessed the murder of her babe. It’s A Suffered Life Gilded grace Upon Darkness. Tomorrow’s Heart Becomes the custom for sorrow. Fragmented faces Forgetting The Eyes of those who Beg to look afar. […]
A poetic license to practice (with thanks to Jenny Joseph)
“Health Warning” by Deborah Kirklin When I am a patient I will rarely take my medications But will always want my script instantly filled. And I shall spend hours reading all the health advice the Daily Mail has to offer And be sure to share it with my doctor, in detail and backed up by […]