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20 May '16
I am cycle training for a London to Paris cycle ride in July, I will arrive the day before the end to the Tour de France. Training hard at the moment and did the famous Cragg Vale, the longest unbroken climb in England and one of the top 100 climbs. The Cragg Vale Loop that […]
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20 May '16
Over the winter every day children with asthma presented at our hospital with wheeze, and assessing the severity of dyspnoea is a very important part of our work. What treatment the wheezy child is given and decisions about admission or discharge depend on the assessments made. Clinical skills in assessing dyspnoea are vitally important, however judgements […]
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14 Nov '14
Clinical negligence occurs when doctors and other medical professionals fail to adhere to their duty of care. Whilst the lion’s share of doctors do offer care of an exceptional standard, sadly some fall below the high standards set and many people have been injured unnecessarily or even died as a result. In recent years, many dubious […]
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The so-called evidence gap between proving breach of duty of care and proof of injury, and then demonstrating a causal link between them. The meaning of “causation” in law was also highlighted, sometimes it means simply the historical facts of events, and i.e. did the defendants’ actions have anything at all to do with the […]
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The emergence of medical guidelines to shape clinical treatment has been driven by the medical profession’s desire to improve standards in care. Examples of this thinking can be seen in all areas of medicine. There is a belief that a consensus statement based on available evidence can be used to direct practice and standardise care […]
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Introduction The birth of a new baby should be a joyous occasion, parents will expect questions about baby’s weight, health etc. An inevitable question will be “is it a boy or girl?” When their new child is found to have an intersex state, parents are not prepared for this and are naturally upset and […]
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I am a consultant paediatrician with a special interest in childhood respiratory disease and allergy. I completed specialist training in general paediatrics as well as in respiratory paediatrics in 2002. I now run regular multidisciplinary clinics in respiratory disease and in childhood allergy; we offer skin prick testing, challenge testing and other specialised services such […]
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Hello, I am a consultant paediatrician with a special interest in childhood respiratory disease and allergy.
I also host a regular clinic in cystic fibrosis and other causes of bronchiectasis.
I would be happy to discuss your situation and offer my specialist advice and support. Dennis Corbett.