Dr John Firth

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Occasional pieces on medicine, expectations and honest conversations — and news about Kind & Sensible.

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1 Sept 2026

Does More Medicine Always Mean Better Medicine?

28 Jul 2026

Why Is It So Hard to Talk Honestly About Dying in Hospital?

21 Jul 2026

Why the Assisted Dying Debate Matters to Doctors, Patients and Families

16 Jul 2026

The somewhat accidental beginnings of fifty years in medicine

16 Jul 2026

From Medical Masterclass to the Oxford Textbook of Medicine — and a few less serious things

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