Two hundred years after being banned from his alma mater, Guy’s Hospital has recognised the key contribution James Lambert made to instigating modern health care. Today I unveiled a plaque …
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“Let us learn from this book…” Ellen Welch, BMJ
13th April, 2025
“…and listen to those who speak up.” The year is 1828. Anaesthesia is yet to be invented and tethered to an operating table in the centre of a crowded, …
Guy’s recognises neglected hero
18th October, 2023
Two hundred years after banning James Lambert from the hospital, Guy’s Hospital has taken the first step in recognising the key contribution he made to initiating modern health care. To …
Longlisted for Page Turner Book Award
3rd October, 2023
Delighted that The Honourable Doctor has been longlisted by Page Turner for the 2023 Book Award and specifically, for the Historical Fiction Award.
Thorney’s forgotten ‘son’
18th April, 2023
Delighted to see and meet so many residents of Thorney on Saturday 15 April at my illustrated talk on their forgotten ‘son’, James Lambert. His plaque in Thorney Abbey is …
Launch Party At Medical Society of London
5th December, 2022
For the first time in 192 years, the name of James Lambert was heard in the home of the oldest medical society in London. He remains the only Fellow to …