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Year: 2011
Kathi Apostolidis: Demolishing the Greek national healthcare system the amateur way
It takes vision, passion for healthcare, compassion for those who suffer, knowledge, a dedicated team of experts, commitment from all stakeholders, and experience of what it means to be a […]
Sarah Waller: We need to make our wards more friendly for people with dementia
The report of the national audit of dementia care in general hospitals 2011, published last week, has put a sharp and timely focus on the care of people with dementia […]
David Payne: ugly fruit
An apple farmer in Conservative MP Laura Sandy’s Kent constituency gets just £80 a tonne for bruised and mis-shapen fruit rejected by the supermarkets. When she visits local schools and […]
Deborah Cohen: Freud PR and public health
What have marketing public health messages and marketing for alcohol and fast food corporations, such as KFC and Diageo got in common? The answer in the UK is Freud PR— […]
Helen Jaques: NHS pensions: the saga continues
One story has dominated my first year as news reporter for BMJ Careers: pensions. And what a compelling story it has been. The issue kicked off way back in March […]
Tracey Koehlmoos: Disaster preparedness and resiliency
This week I have had the pleasure of attending a workshop in Honolulu with the centre for excellence for disaster management and humanitarian assistance (CoE-DMHA). The CoE is interested in thinking […]
Martin McShane: Networking
“We need to think about networks and define if they are commissioner or provider led.” I heard this said a few weeks ago. I also heard it said 3 years […]
Richard Smith: Transparency—the latest panacea
Opening up NHS data to all will bring jobs, economic growth, innovation, a better health service, reduced health costs, and a new age in science. That was the heady message […]
Mary Robinson: Protecting all women against cervical cancer – a question of justice
Every two minutes a woman dies of cervical cancer. Not surprisingly, 90 percent of these deaths occur in the poorest countries where women often do not have access to screening tests […]