Month: Jun 2020

Recently I have been coding much more thanks to my ongoing research. As such, I have been working extensively with data and R, an open-source programming language used for statistical analysis of big data and even machine learning. I first began working with big data sets and R about three years ago when I went … Continue reading COVID-19 visualised: One-hour challenge

Greyfriars Kirk graveyard, Edinburgh Three weeks ago, there was an outbreak of COVID-19 on my ward leading to 14 members of members of staff becoming infected and subsequently being absent from work. The ward was closed for two days, with no new patient admissions allowed into the ward. This resulted in cancelled elective surgeries and … Continue reading Save lives by testing asymptomatic NHS staff for COVID

The issue of racism has been thrust back into the spotlight in recent weeks with the murder of George Floyd and the widespread protests that ensued. Many have been outraged by the story of Mr Floyd and many other Black individuals who have been unjustly killed by police in the USA. Protests have swept though … Continue reading Racism is everywhere, even in healthcare.