Opinion

Dr DAVID WILLIAMS is impressed by those who keep diaries as he reminds us of the extraordinary pioneering work in herpetopathology of Dr Edward Elkan who was born 120 years ago

PERISCOPE continues the series of reflections on issues of current concern

GARETH CROSS has been contemplating probabilities and the likelihood of things occurring – in particular going wrong – in the normal course of events, with sometimes dreadful consequences

Dr DAVID WILLIAMS continues his series with a discussion on the value of friendship, noting while online interaction can be valuable it’s important to supplement this with plenty of face-to-face conta…

GARETH CROSS checks on who does out-ofhours work these days before continuing his theme of employment and learning about one expanding group’s hub-andspoke system of operation

THE MERCURY COLUMN in which a guest columnist takes the temperature of the profession – and the world around

PERISCOPE continues the series of reflections on issues of current concern

Dr DAVID WILLIAMS has been to Sudan to help with training in ophthalmology and is captivated by the place and its livestock such as camels and cattle – but could have done without the rats

GARETH CROSS has found a system which makes his life easier in sorting out rotas, holidays and other things within the practice – and also carries all the policies and H&S stuff that staff should read…

THE MERCURY COLUMN in which a guest columnist takes the temperature of the profession - and the world around

Dr DAVID WILLIAMS continues his series with a discussion of some troublesome events and points out that ‘a temporal relationship between treatment and recovery does not necessarily imply a causative o…

PERISCOPE continues the series of reflections on issues of current concern

THE MERCURY COLUMN in which a guest columnist this month takes a (slightly jaundiced) look back at the festive season

GARETH CROSS continues his reports on what owners think about various types of practice, this time giving the column over to a group which wants to dispel some myths about ‘joint venturing’

Dr DAVID WILLIAMS continues his series with a discussion of the link between astronomy and ophthalmology and how we can so easily recognise stars and conditions which are common…

PERISCOPE continues the series of reflections on issues of current concern

GARETH CROSS follows up his report on trends in employment within the profession by asking owners what they think about their business model – starting with the owner of a Midlands practice

THE MERCURY COLUMN in which a guest columnist takes the temperature of the profession – and the world around

Dr David Williams continues his series by commenting on the excitement of being a fresher, the effects of having a gap year, and the job prospects of those now at the beginning of their careers.

Periscope continues the series of reflections on issues of current concern.