Rob Galloway

🚨 The NHS is at breaking point – but together, we can change that. 🚨 healthy4longer.co.uk As an A&E doctor with over two decades on the front lines, I’ve seen countless patients who should never have ended up there in the first place. Heart attacks, strokes, falls,…

The role of a doctor is to be a diagnostician? Incorrect The role of the doctor is to be a riskatician; helping patients weigh up the risks vs benefits of treatments and tests. All doctors and most patients know about the concept NNT (number needed to treat to save a life) to…

Brighton Med-Chi's 1420th meeting.... Free for anyone interested in medical topics - open to all not just doctors This Wednesday 16th 6 for 6.30 No need to sign up unless joining on line Just turn up at the Audrey Emerton, opposite RSCH, Brighton

Everyone assumes health = long, sweaty gym sessions, but science says otherwise. In this week’s Daily Mail health section, I’ve written about how: • Just 11 min of brisk walking a day can cut early‑death risk by 23% • How ten 3‑min strolls each hour flatten blood-sugar spikes…

Will be an excellent session for those interested in acute care

Why @Tesco do you put profits before the health of your customers? What message are you sending when nicotine products - similar to snus- are advertised as you pay for your food - leading to impulse buys as packaging looks so appealing. Why not place with the rest of the…

'All doctors of the future need to be generalists at heart ...who have the confidence to say, ‘What this patient needs isn’t another tablet – it’s strength training, a better diet, supplements, involvement in a community project and someone to talk to.’ dailymail.co.uk/health/article…

The only thing in life that’s guaranteed is death. Make sure you die the way you want to. In this week’s Daily Mail Good Health section, I share the story of two very different endings. One tragic, chaotic, and avoidable. The other – calm, peaceful, and exactly as it should have…

The crowded A&E corridors and disillusioned resident doctors highlight the failure of the current model of medical training. NHS staff, taxpayers and patients have been failed. In this week's Mail Good Health article I discus the new national enquiry into this and the…

Human Factors by @DrRobgalloway the most thought provoking and interesting course @UHSussex at present. Very applicable in healthcare. More clinical pharmacists should attend to improve their practice. youtu.be/pif9JCj4YoY?fe…

What patient would say no to a CT scan? A&E consultant @DrRobgalloway makes a strong case for circumstances when you might want to think again about this mol.im/a/14704353

👀 Looking to implement #MarthasRule to enhance #PatientSafety? CardMedic's Jim Gabriel joins @SepsisUK, @DrRobgalloway and @carolynccet on 14 May and will explore how technology can support the implementation of this powerful safety tool. healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/virtual-online… #PatientVoice

Weight loss jabs are soon to be available on the NHS from pharmacies. As sticking plasters to the obesity epidemic go, this is a pretty good one – as loads of people who need it are unable to get and its become a drug for the rich not for all as it should be. But it doesn’t…

For those in the Brighton Area...... Please see the flyer for this Thursday Brighton med chi Society’s meeting. We are delighted that the 1418th lecture will be delivered by our Chief Medical Officer at UH Sussex NHS Trust - Professor Catherine Urch, discussing the role of…