It is time to do better, says Amitava Banerjee […]
Month: January 2018
Tianjing Li: What’s not shared—building on the FDA’s transparency momentum
Recently, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, announced new steps that the agency is taking to enhance transparency of clinical trial information. The FDA is launching […]
Julian Sheather: Turkey attacks its medical profession
It doesn’t seem like much—hardly an offence. A national medical association calling attention to the public health consequences of armed conflict. Business as usual, surely? But not in Turkey. Not […]
Tessa Richards: Solidarity in a cold climate
Tromsø lies over 200 miles north of the Arctic circle and last week, after months of polar nights it celebrated its first glimpse of the sun; and hosted two international […]
Nick Mays and Nick Black: The NHS faces bigger threats than ACOs
One noteworthy feature of the innovation of the organisation of services in the English NHS is the fascination with the US and the borrowing of its ideas, models of care, […]
Chris Ham and Anna Charles: Accountable care is a promising way of integrating care
Campaigners have launched judicial reviews of a proposed contract designed to enable NHS commissioners to procure care from accountable care organisations. The contract would allow these organisations to take responsibility […]
Charlie Massey: We are committed to making health services a place for learning, not blaming
The Bawa-Garba case has been tragic: a family lost their son in terrible circumstances and a doctor lost her career. I know there is concern and anger about this issue, […]
Eric D Perakslis: It’s time to address the medical benefits and risks of the internet of things
It’s time for us to seriously consider which patient care and monitoring devices should be connected to the internet […]
Rachel Clarke: The Hadiza Bawa-Garba case is a watershed for patient safety
We need the GMC to set a powerful precedent by speaking up about the dangers of rota gaps, says Rachel Clarke […]
Sebastian Walsh: Refusing “ash cash”
The completion of a cremation form is a service that takes time and knowledge, and in any other walk of life a service demands payment. But I am not in […]