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A doctor formerly specialising in sexual health, Oliver has written widely on matters relating to sex, relationships and counselling. He is divorced and has one daughter. He is a keen skier and mountain biker. More Posts

The blame culture

In yesterday’s Standard I was struck by one article in the normal tedious parade of celebrity features on the usual suspects: Petronella Ecclestone, Naomi Campbell, dressed as a cowboy in boob tube, and of course Simon Cowell. A tribunal hearing into Chelmsford hospital was reported after the [...]

February 25, 2014 // 0 Comments

Difficult issues

Ten days ago, at a lunch with some mates, the topic of celebrity sex-charges came up largely because the William Roche and Dave Lee Travis cases were then nearing their end. The consensus – unaided by any personal attendance at the trials and therefore based entirely our ‘reading’ of media [...]

February 16, 2014 // 0 Comments

Talking to God

Earlier this week I accompanied my father to his club, where he was hosting a lunch attended by two friends, both members of an important charity board. This passed off most satisfactorily, save for the indignities of old age – as he would describe them – that are now his lot. He is markedly [...]

February 5, 2014 // 0 Comments

It makes your blood boil

Yesterday I attended my GP surgery for my annual blood pressure review. As an example of good medical practice I was impressed that the pharmacist, in supplying my medication, told me I must see my GP – from whom I also received a letter to attend. The appointment was with the practice nurse, [...]

January 31, 2014 // 0 Comments

Am I right when people keep telling me I’m wrong?

As a senior citizen – that is, someone beyond the age of sixty, shall we say – for me the issue of memory loss, alleged or proved, is a near-constant companion. To an extent it is all about different people’s perceptions. I have had a fair number of instances in the past where I know exactly [...]

January 23, 2014 // 0 Comments

Saving for old age – is it worth it?

There is an interesting article by John Bingham, its social affairs editor, appear on the website of the Daily Telegraph today. It reports upon a survey conducted by the charity Age UK, demonstrating that an estimated 3.2 million people over the age of fifty have now effectively given up saving for [...]

January 11, 2014 // 0 Comments

The right call

When was the last time you picked up the phone to call a friend? Or, put it another way, how many calls do you make in proportion to texts and emails sent? Yesterday evening, as is my wont, I was doing the Telegraph crossword, with a malt whisky and a William Kempe CD playing Beethoven in the [...]

January 7, 2014 // 0 Comments

Smart Ass Xmas

As with many, Xmas for me has to be endured rather than enjoyed. My daughter in Yorkshire invites me but I don’t really want to leave London. I get invited to other families’ celebrations but I’m an uneasy guest. So a few years ago I invited a close friend and her son. This seems [...]

December 26, 2013 // 0 Comments

Reversing the effects of ageing

There is an interesting article on the website of The Guardian newspaper this morning, about research being done by Australian and US researchers into how effects of ageing might be held back or reversed – see here – THE GUARDIAN It brought to mind a conversation I had some years ago now at the [...]

December 20, 2013 // 0 Comments

Sex survey results fail to impress

Yesterday the latest National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (15,000 interviewees) was launched, after being published in the hallowed pages of The Lancet. Needless to say, it amassed a significant number of column inches – because sex always does. The headlines seemed to be twofold. [...]

November 26, 2013 // 0 Comments

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