Last week (8th August) NICE published their latest thoughts, based on an NHS England review, on prescribing medical cannabis. And much to the disappointment, anger and frustration of campaigners the only group of sufferers for whom they approved the prescribing of medical …
Yet another child dies from anaphylaxis to a food
Losing a child is a dreadful tragedy – our children are not meant to die before us. But how much more horrendous must it be to know that you caused your child's death? So no one can have anything but the most gut wrenching sympathy for Tom, the father of Raffi Pownall who died in …
Yet another epileptic child has her medical cannabis seized
Reported in today's Guardian - yet another child, five-year-old Indie-Rose Clarry, has had her medical cannabis seized by border guards at Stansted. Although Indie-Rose has a private prescription for the medicine written by her UK doctor to help control her Dravet syndrome, it is …
Leonardo at the Queen’s Gallery
This is far too amazing an exhibition for me to even think of trying to describe it – so I will just urge anyone who is likely to be in London between now and the end of October to put it on their itinerary. (Please excuse the quality of the images which often include the …
Rebelling with Extinction Rebellion
Although they have not had quite the coverage that they had for the mega 'sit-ins' that they staged back in April, Extinction Rebellion's July Uprisings in London, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds and Glasgow have garnered both headlines and strong reactions. Having 'processed' …