What does it mean to describe HIV as a long-term condition (LTC)? It has become common terminology in policy and media discussions, but the use of this phrase within NHS […]
Month: December 2016
Amy Webster: Engaging trainees in quality improvement
NHS improvement has recently published a document entitled “Developing people—improving care.” [1] This outlines a framework to guide action on developing leadership in the NHS, with a focus on delivering […]
William Cayley: Comprehensiveness, diversity, and primary care
As medicine continues to grow in complexity and diversity, it is fair to ponder what roles may be best suited for the medical workforce of the future. A recent opinion […]
Niro Kumar: Doctors and dating apps
Shift patterns and long hours have detrimental effects on doctors’ social and romantic lives. While dating other medics solves this conundrum for some, many junior (and senior) doctors still prefer […]
Matthew Harris: Is this Brazil’s healthcare “Brexit” moment?
I spoke at the Pan-American Health Organization symposium in Brasilia on the 11 November to senior officials from the Ministry of Health. The symposium was to guide and shape the Ministry […]
Fang Xin et al: When will violence against doctors in China stop?
Violence against doctors in China is a continuing trend and one that many doctors are increasingly unhappy about. A White Paper about violence directed against medical personnel in China says that medical violence includes […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—5 December 2016
NEJM 1 Dec 2016 Vol 375 Can genes prove how drugs work? Medicine is the application of neat science to a messy world. We love it when it works simply: […]
Elizabeth Anderson and Simon Bennett: Are we serious about changing culture?
Healthcare education has enormous capacity to equip future practitioners with the right mindset to promote supportive team-based cultures within the NHS. By this we mean that during training all practitioners […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Gross negligence
The charge of gross negligence manslaughter, a criminal offence, is rarely invoked in medical cases. In the most recent, a surgeon, Mr David Sellu, was convicted but released after serving […]
Gareth Iacobucci: Jeremy’s firm hand casts a shadow
Jeremy Hunt caught a few people off guard at this week’s NHS Providers conference when he unexpectedly announced a flurry of new policies. Those who have heard the health secretary give […]