Coverage and commentary in The Sun newspaper regarding hospital canteens
This is another article regarding food in hospitals where I was asked to comment https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1305691/hospital-canteens-harming-patients-by-selling-grub-packed-with-fat-salt-and-sugar/. It's in the typical style of The Sun newspaper but continues to highlight an important issue. Hospitals offer food to three groups of people; 1. Visitors who may be relatives of sick patients and have to rely on the food available on site, 2. Staff who are often very busy and
A pleasure talking cardiovascular health and food with HRH The Prince of Wales
It was an absolute pleasure discussing cardiovascular health and food with HRH The Prince of Wales over a cup of earl grey tea at the Royal Society of Medicine. I was an invited speaker at the 'Food. The Forgotten Medicine' conference and presented the perspective of an Interventional Cardiologist who deals with the end consequences of an unhealthy diet and lifestyle on a daily basis. As many people know the Prince is passionate about the connections between food, health and
National Press Coverage in the Telegraph on Hospital Food - "Tsunami of Grease"
I was encouraged to see that my presentation at the Royal Society of Medicine on 'How to persuade heart patients to change their diet' had received national press interest. The issue of how we present and showcase healthy eating from within healthcare is essential to the health and attitudes of our patients. I believe we need to be open and transparent about our shortcomings and this puts us in a position to motivate a universal approach to improvement. The problem is that we
Invited again to lead the surgical skills simulator training at the British Cardiovascular Society a
It was a pleasure to be invited again as surgical skills simulator lead for BCS. These sessions are intended as a taster for the full programme which we founded 6 years ago in collaboration with the Royal College of Surgeons London - Essential Surgical Skills for Cardiologists. The next course is on the 4th November 2016 and can be booked now - https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/courses/course-search/essential-surgical-skills-for-cardiologists. Encouragingly the sessions remain very po
