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In Bare-knuckle Surgeon, Nick Black uses historical fiction, based on real events, to show just how deeply medicine was shaped by rigid hierarchy and an obsession with status, often at …

A hundred metres from where Thomas Wakley founded and edited The Lancet, dozens gathered last night to celebrate the launch of his extraordinary story. I was thrilled that three of Thomas …

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 …

“…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, …

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 …

Delighted that The Honourable Doctor has been longlisted by Page Turner for the 2023 Book Award and specifically, for the Historical Fiction Award.  

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 …

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 …