Greater acceptance of older people with dementia is helping families to cope, says Jane Bates.

How would you test a patient’s mobility after an operation? Jane Bates didn’t need to thanks to the creative intervention of her friend’s cat Fergus.

No matter how cash-strapped we are, should we really be hitting the purses of distressed relatives calling up to speak to loved-ones, asks Jane Bates.

Jane Bates takes a reckless rest in the silly season.

Jane Bates rails against the trend to identify patients by their NHS digits.

Jane Bates outlines how she streamlined her practice

Patients may die alone because of understaffing in hospitals