The Die Hard Smoker
John S Ferguson
Prose
An elderly smoker survives against the odds, defiant in his addiction to tobacco
Depression
Rebecca Williams
Poetry
A suicidal, depressed man confined at home
Nightmares
Sarah Wake
Painting
Tormented by nightmares – a family consultation highlights the crucial role of GP advice beyond the medical
Why do I feel so guilty about this?
Declan McDonnall
Prose
Medical student on a ward with a dying man – feeling unable to comfort him
Contact
Rory Paul Brennan
Poetry
Dark and light – the complexities of consultations stripped bare
The Caring Doctor
T Pasvol
Poetry
Black humour around a doctor’s cynical outlook
The Snowman
Thomas Scharzgruber
Photography
Doctor-snowman made in response to wishes of a terminally-ill patient on a home-visit
The Patient
Professor Gordon Stirrat
Poetry
A traumatic experience of de-humamizing psychiatric care for a medical student in the 1960’s
Targets
Diana Slim
Cartoon
Humorous response to government guidelines in general practice
Christmas Decorations
Thomas Collicot
Prose
Narrative based on an encounter with an elderly lady in hospital ward not wanting to return home to her isolated existence
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