Biggest fibs in healthcare
Artwork by Ian Williams
- Comic
![A four panel comic in black and white with a light brown accent tone.
The first panel shows a young male doctor holding a syringe in one hand and the hand of a patient in the other. He is smiling in a vaguely reassuring way and is saying, "Little scratch."
The second panel shows a view from a patient's perspective who has her knees raised and slightly apart. Between her legs is a female doctor who is is smiling in a vaguely reassuring way, holding a speculum in her hand. She is saying, "Won't be too uncomfortable."
The third panel shows a male doctor with a beard and a stethoscope around his neck who is sitting at his desk infront of his computer. He is leading forward one finger raised saying, "I guess you might be waiting a month or two before you see the specialist."
The forth and final panel shows a female doctor with an ID lanyard and stethoscope around her neck, her arms are folded in a defensive, withholding manner. She is saying, "No, I'm not thinking of leaving... or retiring early..no. No way."](https://images.prismic.io/wellcomecollection/7c7b2132-7de8-49e7-a0fc-b510edbe9ce6_Biggest_fibs.jpg?w=1338&auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=&q=100)
The biggest fib in healthcare. © Ian Williams for Wellcome Collection.
About the artist
Ian Williams
Dr Ian Williams is a comics artist, writer and doctor who lives in Brighton. His work includes two graphic novels, ‘The Bad Doctor‘ and ‘The Lady Doctor‘, and the third of the trilogy, ‘The Sick Doctor’, will be published in 2025. He named the area of study called graphic medicine, and is the creator and co-editor of the Graphic Medicine website. He is founder of the not-for-profit Graphic Medicine International Collective and co-author of the Eisner-nominated ‘Graphic Medicine Manifesto‘. He has produced comic strips for the Guardian newspaper, and numerous organisations, including Wellcome Collection.