Mr Slop Research Articles

All good things…

In his final column for the Bulletin, the admirable Mr Slop reflects on his career and time as our resident scribe as he bids his final farewell.

Mr Slop and the glass half empty

Our resident scribe struggles to see the bright side while weathering storm Omicron.

How Mr Slop identifies a difficult patient

Our scribe reflects on medical litigation cases... can they be predicted?

Slop and the new little tutees

Mr Slop ponders what advice to bestow upon the next generation of medics.

Remembering the first and second victim

Mr Slop reflects on surgeon experiences of patient fatalities.

Mr Slop and the evolving surgical landscape

Slop looks back at the changing nature of different medical careers.

Mr Slop and the medical directors

Our resident scribe critiques management methods for scolding doctors.

Mr Slop and those coming up behind

As the light fades, Slop ponders handing over the baton to the young, bright sparks.

Mr Slop and the manpower crisis

Our scribe fears that the HMS NHS may be heading for troubled waters.

Mr Slop and the mare before Christmas

Mr Slop learns that even help from a physician is a blessing after a fall from grace in Patagonia.

Mr Slop does the write thing

Our columnist's professional envy leads him to conclude that he has an anger management problem.

Mr Slop and a blast from the past

There is no escape for our columnist as a familiar face, and voice, returns to haunt him.

Mr Slop and a case of regulatory rage

Our scribe finds himself on the side of a diamond from Sierra Leone.

Mr Slop refutes the pessimism of age

An encounter with an even grumpier old man renews our curmudgeon’s enthusiasm.

Mr Slop and the next NHS financial mess

Crisis? What crisis?

Mr Slop and the Brexiteers

Slop finds himself stuck in the middle with EU.

Mr Slop and the secret password

The mysteries of modern technology have even made it as far as Midhampton.

Mr Slop dreams of one day escaping the lawyers…

Our scribe wonders if the whole world is merely a lawsuit waiting to happen.

Mr Slop and a complex mystery

A tale of two very different patients.

Mr Slop strikes back

The contract wars saga continues…