Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals […]
Month: May 2018
Measuring and improving safety is vital, but are we doing enough to measure and improve health benefit?
“First, to do no harm” is a phrase known to all clinicians. It’s one of the first things doctors learn and is an ambition which stays with us all throughout […]
Jenny Wigram: Personal health budgets—the system should be fitted to patients’ needs
In April it was announced that thousands more patients could qualify for their own personalised NHS budget. Adults who are eligible for continuing healthcare (CHC) funding and children who receive […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Oe ae oe ae oh!
I recently pointed out that some people, believing that words ending in –penia had been Americanized, spelt them with –paenia or –poenia, ignoring (or ignorant of) the fact that the […]
James Titcombe: Staff need a fair treatment charter after safety incidents
On 9 May 2018 I was invited to an event at the King’s Fund to share some reflections on the recent case involving Hadiza Bawa-Garba. I started my talk with […]
Getting the care you need shouldn’t depend on being knowledgeable, articulate, and demanding
On 15 December 2017 my life was transformed. In seconds I went from Paediatrician to trauma patient, thanks to a car hitting me as I walked to work. Instead of […]
Robyn Whittaker: The potential of mobile health—reaching those in need
The potential benefits of mobile health (mHealth) programmes, such as using text messages to deliver diabetes self management support, are broad. These benefits are not necessarily based on the size of […]
Mhairi Campbell: TIDieR-PHP— not just another reporting guideline
Mhairi Campbell explains why she hopes TIDieR-PHP will help reduce research waste by facilitating a clearer description of population health and policy interventions […]
Mary E Black: Five reasons to write an obituary
Regrets in life are a drag, they pull you back into what might have been, and a sort of destructive nostalgia. Obituaries on the other hand are a reflection and […]
Mary E Black: Death is no longer just in the hands of god or fate, but often a decision
There is much discussion about the right of an individual to die, but not enough about the role of relatives and friends […]