More than a year on since The College of Medicine launched our Beyond Pills Campaign, we’re shouting louder than ever about the need for intervention on over-prescribing in the NHS. Earlier this month, our Chair, Dr Michael Dixon joined UK…
Behind the blue label on your can of sardines: Can you really eat fish that is truly sustainable?
Overfishing the earth’s waters for food can make our pursuit of a healthy, Omega 3-rich diet feel less appetising – but there are ways to ensure what goes on your plate is sustainably sourced. Here, Ishbel Matheson of the Marine…
IPM Congress 2023: We share some of our highlights
Between 29th June and July 1st, the Integrative and Personalised Medicine Conference 2023 took place at the QEII Centre in the heart of Westminster. As partners at the event, we were thrilled to see so many in attendance for what…
A Social Prescribing success story: Burnley’s Fresh Food Initiative helps people access locally-grown organic food – and teaches them how to cook it
The Green Dreams Project CIC in Padiham, near Burnley, started back in 2009 when College of Medicine Council member Dr James Fleming decided not to pursue a PHD in favour of using his free time and energy to make a…
Chair’s newsletter: What’s ahead for The College of Medicine?
Dr Michael Dixon, The College of Medicine Chair, reveals a busy summer calendar in his latest address… “Our cold spring is struggling to get to summer but we can look forward to warmer days with the Coronation of our Patron,…
WATCH: A College of Medicine Young Fellow, Hamaad Khan, addresses students on Social Prescribing for the future
One of The College of Medicine’s Young Fellows, Hamaad Khan, delivered a powerful speech to students on Social Prescribing Day 2023, which took place on March 9th, about how Social Prescribing is vital to the future success of the NHS.…
Beyond Pills Campaign: “GP surgeries should operate like ‘mini hospitals’ to save money and time”, says Professor Sir Sam Everington
GP surgeries in the UK should evolve to be more like ‘mini hospitals’ to help the whole NHS system run more effectively, The College of Medicine’s Vice President, Professor Sir Sam Everington, has said. Speaking to the Sunday Express, Sir…
Beyond Pills Campaign: From helping with finances to finding local activities, a former nurse turned link worker reveals how her role is making a difference to one London community
Sarah Stacey meets Gay Palmer, a Social Prescriber Link Worker Team Lead in South Southwark, who explains how her work successfully went online during the pandemic – and how the power of community can help transform individual lives… Until autumn…
Blog post: ‘Healthy communities can be created if we invest in places, homes and people, as the Bromley by Bow Centre proves’
In this fascinating read, Listentolocals.co.uk blogger Clare Delmar recounts her recent visit to the Bromley by Bow Centre in Tower Hamlets, London, where The College of Medicine’s Vice President, Sir Sam Everington, works as a general practitioner. The health centre…
Beyond Pills Campaign: How music can be a vital tool for dementia patients and their carers over the festive period
In April this year, Music for Dementia and UK Music released the Power of Music report, which examined how music can help communities come together, potentially easing isolation and loneliness, and also exploring the impact melody can have on dementia…
Beyond Pills Campaign: Could you Share a Meal this winter to help others?
With inflation at its highest level in the last 40 years, interest rates looking set to continue to rise until the summer at least and energy prices significantly higher than in recent years, the UK is bracing for a stark…
‘Doctors should acknowledge the power of The Placebo Effect and use it to benefit patients’, NHS pharmacist writes in ‘important’ new book
Beyond Pills Campaigner Sarah Stacey speaks to NHS pharmacist Ranjeev Sidhu about his new book, Our Secret Super Power, which looks at how the placebo effect can be used as a practical tool for everyday life. The College of Medicine’s…
Beyond Pills Campaign: The community hubs – with walk-in health checks and funded by local businesses – that are helping a Cornish region
Community psychologist Kevin Feaviour is Director of the Imagine If… Social Prescribing Team in North Cornwall. The team supports the development of Community Connect Cornwall, an innovative approach to social prescribing and community development. The aim? To reduce isolation, improve…
Beyond Pills Campaign: Dr David Unwin on beating diabetes with diet – and how his own Merseyside practice has saved £68,000 a year on drugs
A decade ago, Dr David Unwin, a GP ambassador for our Beyond Pills Campaign, discovered the potential of reversing Type 2 diabetes through following a low carb diet. Last month, his practice in Norwood, Merseyside celebrated its 120th case of…
Is an ‘unusual coalition’ between vegans and farmers the only way to achieve sustainable food – and better health?
Vegans and farmers can find common ground and work together to achieve better health, the founder of the Sustainable Food Trust has told The College of Medicine. Speaking in an exclusive interview at the Food on Prescription Conference in London…
“Left bedbound by mental illness, my health was transformed by social prescribing…” Debs Teale on why she’s backing our Beyond Pills campaign
Debs Teale, Trustee for The National Centre for Creative Health and steering committee member for the Social Prescribing Network, is an advocate of creativity in health following her own remarkable journey. Debs has gone from being heavily medicated, bedbound, and…
Making headlines! Coverage of Social Prescribing in the news
This month, The College of Medicine launched its Beyond Pills campaign – calling for strong Government intervention on over-prescribing in the UK. The campaign – and how social prescribing can help an overburdened NHS – has been covered by UK…
Introducing the pilot edition of our new e-magazine, featuring an interview with The Doctor’s Kitchen founder Dr Rupy Aujla
The College of Medicine is delighted to announce that we’ve launched the pilot edition of our new e-magazine, focusing on the upcoming Food on Prescription Conference… Our first issue contains everything you need to know about the conference, which takes place…
Member feedback: What you told us about our Thought Field Therapy masterclass
In March, The College of Medicine offered an online Thought Field Therapy & Dynamic Energy Masterclass, hosted by clinical therapist, life coach, & trainer Janet Thomson. WHAT IS THOUGHT FIELD THERAPY? Thought Field Therapy is described as an “energy medicine”…
The lockdown class that’s still going strong! Retired NHS physio reveals how her daily online exercise sessions see fans join from across Europe
A former NHS physio and College of Medicine Trustee and Council member who decided to give free online exercise classes in March 2020 to help people struggling to keep fit during the strictest Covid lockdown has revealed how her classes…
The College of Medicine reflects on the year that was – and looks ahead to an ‘ambitious’ 2022
The College of Medicine’s Chair, Dr Michael Dixon, has reflected on a ‘positive’ year in his seasonal address to members, saying that despite the challenges the pandemic has continued to bring in 2021, there is hope for an ambitious and…
The Food Manifesto: The College of Medicine partners with ITN Productions to highlight importance of healthy lifestyle, community and self-care
Last year, The College of Medicine partnered with ITN Productions Industry News to make The Food Manifesto, a series of short programmes that focus on the importance of having a healthy lifestyle. The resulting programmes were subsequently shown on the…
Dr Michael Dixon: “The loss of continuity of care is the biggest unseen in General Practice at the moment…”
The effect of patients seeing GPs they’re not familiar with could lead to diseases being left undiagnosed, Dr Michael Dixon has said. Speaking on talk radio programme LBC earlier this month, the College of Medicine’s Chair spoke about the rise…
Overprescribing must stop, says new Government report
The College of Medicine’s Chair has welcomed plans by the Government to reduce the overprescribing of medicines. A report published this week announced action to prevent medicines being prescribed unnecessarily, following a new review led by the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer…
Our community’s voice: How the College of Medicine is helping our members
The College of Medicine works to re-define medicine beyond pills and procedures, and our members and wider community are vital to our success. By engaging with our online classes – covering everything from mindfulness to hypnosis and nutrition – our…
