Joanne Hunt
Who is lobbying whom? Addendum: An eminent abuse of power
Trigger warning: suicide, medical neglect, abuse of power In October last year, I shared two blogposts exploring the academic (chiefly,...
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Mo Stewart
Jan 10, 2023
A Culture Of Cruelty: A public health crisis created by Thatcher’s ‘dark legacy’
Note: This blogpost is written by Mo Stewart, Independent Disability Studies Researcher and the research lead for the Preventable Harm...
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Joanne Hunt
Oct 3, 2022
Spotlight on ME/CFS: Who is lobbying whom? Part two
This post is the second of a two-part series looking at academic influence on the UK government’s stance on ME/CFS, during the 1990s. It...
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Joanne Hunt
Oct 3, 2022
Spotlight on ME/CFS: Who is lobbying whom? Part one
I have already written a little on some of the ME/CFS-related academic-state exchanges that can be found in The National Archives, data...
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Joanne Hunt
Aug 8, 2021
Summary: Structural dimensions of the biopsychosocial model
Following feedback, I have written a summary of the series of four blogposts looking at structural (essentially, socio-political)...
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Joanne Hunt
Jun 5, 2021
Structural dimensions of the biopsychosocial model: Downstream effects of upstream corruption
“The privileged are simply less likely to believe claims about oppression when they come from those who actually experience it”. Nora...
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Joanne Hunt
Jun 5, 2021
Structural dimensions of the biopsychosocial model: Academic-state-corporate nexus*
“O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!” Sir Walter Scott. 'Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field'...
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Joanne Hunt
Jun 5, 2021
Structural dimensions of the biopsychosocial model: Constructs and propaganda
“People go to war for ideas, not for evidence.” Gordon Waddell in: White, P. (ed) (2005). 'Biopsychosocial medicine: An integrated...
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Joanne Hunt
Jun 5, 2021
Structural dimensions of the biopsychosocial model: Beginnings
"Wherever power is at work, we should be ready to ask who or what is controlling whom, and why". Miranda Fricker (2007). ‘Epistemic...
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Joanne Hunt
Jun 4, 2021
Structural dimensions of the biopsychosocial model (full series of blogposts)
This extended blogpost simply brings all of the posts in the 'Structural dimensions' series together, additionally referenced in academic...
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Joanne Hunt
Feb 18, 2021
NHS Digital refuse to place clear caveats on inaccurate ME/CFS webpages
Back in December, I (again) emailed NHS Digital to ask them to remove inaccurate and potentially harmful information from their ME/CFS...
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Joanne Hunt
Dec 21, 2020
Reflections on NICE draft for diagnosis and management of ME/CFS
On 10 November, NICE released its long-awaited draft of the guidelines on diagnosis and management of myalgic encephalomyelitis...
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Joanne Hunt
Oct 27, 2020
Exploring biopsychosocial hegemony through a critical lens
Many of the forthcoming blogs will explore different aspects of biopsychosocial discourse and biopsychosocial hegemony. By hegemony, I...
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Joanne Hunt
Oct 27, 2020
NHS webpages continue to spread misinformation on ME/CFS
*Note: for anybody who does not or cannot read to the end of this post, a number of reliable sources of information on ME/CFS exist. For...
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