This week we celebrate the annual Self Care Week and the theme for this year is  ‘Self Care for Life’.  The need to look after our mental and physical health has never seemed more important.  And yet at the same time, many of the usual ways that we look after our health and wellbeing are […]

Pronouns are those small words that other people use to talk about us – he, they, or she, for example. My name is Eddy and my pronouns are he/him or they/them. I want to make experiences of health services better for LGBTQ+ people, and particularly for trans people. Fear, of not being seen or understood, […]

Being a student can already be quite a stressful time as you navigate your way through higher education – and now COVID-19 isn’t making it any easier. This year hasn’t been easy for any of us, and sometimes, or maybe a lot of the time, you might feel like you can’t cope. You might be […]

To mark the last day of National Bone and Joint Week (12 – 20 October), Sue Brown, CEO of the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance (ARMA) considers the impact of COVID-19 on musculoskeletal services and the subsequent importance of working with services and experts including those by experience to enable the best musculoskeletal health possible during […]

I have seen first-hand the devastating impact health inequalities can have on people’s lives. I have lost two brothers who throughout their lives had struggled with long-term mental health challenges – the second one just this year, one week after George Floyd’s death and in the midst of COVID-19 sharply unfolding. It has been a […]

Back in 2005, foreigners like me, pledging their allegiance to Queen Elizabeth in the London Borough of Redbridge, were rewarded with a fine bone china mug, as well as British citizenship. That old letter confirming my UK permanent residency is just as unforgettable as the recent one recognising me as a Member of the British Empire. Some might say, besides […]