Medicine On Location

10/09/2025

Interdependence of staff, systems.space and stuff.
Workforce make adaptations to compensate for gaps in systems on a daily basis.
This is true in all health systems

10/09/2025

Sobering

07/09/2025

Words matter
We can do better in healthcare

Caitríona Cox and Zoë Fritz argue that outdated medical language that casts doubt, belittles, or blames patients jeopardises the therapeutic relationship and is overdue for change Language is important. It is a vehicle for sharing knowledge and understanding, and a means by which we can express an...

22/07/2025

29/01/2024

The great pre-hospital care system that was in existence during the COVID19 surge in 2021 can be read about here-

Redesigning Prehospital Care: Fiji’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

06/06/2023

She was constantly staying near the fish market and watching people come to buy fish. She took a leaf that fell from the tree and came to the owner. On the first day, surprised, he took her "money" and gave her a fish. From that day on, every morning she comes with a leaf to "buy" fish.