by Dr Elizabeth Thompson | Oct 24, 2024 | Blog Post, General
Powering Change: How the Third Sector is Shaping a Better Future The “third sector” of medicine represents a crucial component of our healthcare system here in the UK. But what exactly is the third sector and why is it so vital to the NHS? Primary care is...
by Dr Elizabeth Thompson | Oct 3, 2024 | Blog Post, General
The Silent Epidemic of Chronic Pain Pain is the most common reason that people attend their GP and affects 1 in 4 people – approximately 28 million people in the UK. By definition chronic pain is a persistent condition which lasts more than three months. It can...
by Dr Elizabeth Thompson | Sep 25, 2024 | Blog Post, General
Optimum Health in Later Life ‘We experienced a lot of inter-generational learning and teaching, a really unique experience’ ‘Very relevant as we’ll be treating older patients in the future’ ‘There may be other ways of treating people in addition to the traditional...
by Dr Elizabeth Thompson | Sep 19, 2024 | Blog Post, General
Nature Connection:Better than Medication In light of the need for a new wellness model that underpins healthcare and connects people to activities rather than pharmaceuticals it was great to see this report in The Guardian about the outcomes from an NHS England test...
by Dr Elizabeth Thompson | Sep 12, 2024 | Blog Post, General
The Glucose Goddess Some of you may remember that I have been on a journey of incorporating fasting into my lifestyle. I dived into the deep-end starting with the five-day fasting mimicking diet, where research is showing benefits in a variety of clinical settings....