As independent contractors, GPs cannot be instructed to take up innovation. They will adopt innovations that they can see will benefit their patients and also their practices in terms of […]
Year: 2014
“e-Patient Dave” deBronkart: 15 year old’s video raises the question—who gets to say what “patient centred” is?
An impromptu in hospital video by a 15 year old took healthcare social media by storm last week. Posted on Forbes.com on Thursday, by the evening it was in the […]
Trish Groves: Is Twitter any use for two handed debates?
“Jeez, this is a bit like having a serious conversation on top of a mountain fifteen yards apart in 90mph winds,” tweeted doctor and journalist Ben Goldacre (@bengoldacre). “Yes, and […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—28 January 2014
NEJM 23 Jan 2014 Vol 370 301 It’s hard to think of two places less alike than the icy expanses of Alaska and the hot claustrophobic depths of a South […]
Albertine Schmull: Tales from an operating room in Bangladesh
After 35 years working as a theatre scrub nurse, I permit myself a day off once in a while. So I was cycling through the park, on my way to […]
David Wrigley: How to fast track hospital closures—use clause 118
Like a baby throwing their toys out of a pram, Jeremy Hunt is using the blunt instrument of legislation to hit back at patients and campaigners who beat him in […]
Daphne Jansen: How can we improve care for people with multiple chronic conditions?
Almost everyone knows someone who has a chronic disease. An increasing number of people suffer from two or more chronic diseases (i.e. multimorbidity). Currently, an estimated 50 million people in […]
David Pencheon: Climate change—knowing so much and doing so little
Although I like to think I am a rational person who can consider most issues objectively, I know this is rubbish. I am biased, prejudiced, and a prisoner of my […]
Pranab Chatterjee: Discussing ethics in HIV/AIDS research in India
On 23 and 24 December 2013, the Department of AIDS Control (DAC), India, in collaboration with the CDC and FHI360 organised a capacity building workshop on ethics in HIV/AIDS research […]
William Cayley: Evidence based medicine and practice change—get out front and push!
We’d hoped evidence based medicine (EBM) would improve patient oriented outcomes and clinical processes, but some fear the “EBM” movement is broken. However, it may not be just “EBM” as […]