Two sets of recent asthma guidelines are markedly different, which is confusing for patients, doctors, managers, and funders, argue Dominick Shaw and colleagues. […]
Month: April 2017
Helen Morant: Hierarchy makes communication harder
Patients and their voices are starting to be heard in the world of medicine. From a low starting point, admittedly, but it is happening. Recently I was asked to take […]
People, paint, and power: Enhancing working environments and staff wellbeing
“Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life.” ~ Pablo Picasso Working within the NHS it is easy to find oneself questioning whether our clinical work spaces reflect […]
Working under pressure in an increasingly under-resourced NHS
Last week we heard the devastating news that another junior doctor has taken their own life. Another remains missing. Cases like this are not new in medicine and are reported […]
Liz Wager: How much of a conflict of interest is too much for a peer reviewer?
One of the conundrums of peer review is that reviewers need to be knowledgeable about the research being reported but shouldn’t have conflicts of interest. The trouble is that the […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—10 April 2017
“Shared understanding is the central challenge of medicine in this century.” Read this week’s research reviews by Richard Lehman. […]
Suzanne Gordon: The power of thank you
I recently saw the power of thank you highlighted on two different occasions in healthcare settings. On the first, I was following a team of physicians who were conducting patient […]
Sunil Bhandari: Have we lost sight of clinical training and the patient?
Medicine used to be fun. I could spend time chatting to patients and listening to their ideas, concerns, and expectations. Hopefully, despite their predicament I could bring them hope that we, […]
Choosing Wisely around the world: Professionalism as a force to reduce unnecessary care
The Choosing Wisely campaign emerged in the United States with the intention of galvanizing physicians to reduce unnecessary care. While excess care is costly, physician leadership on this problem through Choosing Wisely […]
Is India’s national health policy geared towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals?
The adoption of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) in 2015 marked a shift in the global development agenda from the earlier Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) era. SDGs are particularly important for […]