At a meeting on the politics of marriage last week at the London School of Economics three protagonists of very different stripe—the founder of the Marriage Foundation, a feminist philosopher, […]
Year: 2018
NEWS 2: An opportunity to standardise the management of deterioration and sepsis
For too long, we have allowed unnecessary variation to occur in critical processes across the NHS. This is particularly evident in the assessment of patients admitted with emergency conditions, and […]
Humanising birth: Does the language we use matter?
Language matters as a way of respecting women’s views and ensuring that they are empowered to make decisions […]
Managing the conflicts between private interests and public responsibility
The Global Fund partnership is an important mechanism for transferring funds from national, multilateral, and private donors to low and middle income countries to assist in the fight against AIDS, […]
Nick Hopkinson: Smoking in “The Crown”
A youthful Christine Keeler sits in custody refusing to answer questions, cigarette in hand. Season 2 of Netflix’s The Crown, culminates with the Profumo affair. It is 1963, six years […]
Nishma Manek: The real gatekeepers of general practice
New to a GP practice, I was recently asked to spend an afternoon with our practice receptionists. I wasn’t sure what to expect. But that day gave me a […]
Isabelle Defourny and Christine Jamet: The bitter taste of Mosul
In the battle to retake Mosul, MSF was forced to witness the expendability of human life […]
Nicola Dalbeth and Keith J Petrie: It’s time to change the name of gout
Historical stereotypes surrounding the disease label “gout” are an important barrier to effective treatment in contemporary practice […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—5 February 2018
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals […]
Lucy Hanington: Is a doctor convicted of gross negligence manslaughter always an unsafe doctor?
Is a doctor convicted of gross negligence manslaughter always an unsafe doctor? Who should decide—the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service, or the Courts? Recent high profile cases, not least the appeal […]