Focus must be on the promotion of a just culture so that healthcare professionals can truly learn from their mistakes and are encouraged to admit them […]
Month: January 2019
Kate Evans: Questions we can’t answer
How do we find the balance between connecting with the pain of our patients, while remaining professional, asks Kate Evans […]
Is TED dead?—a return to good-old fashioned conversation
We two authors used to attend medical conferences that felt more like pathetic gladiator battles. Weapons included poison-tipped USB sticks, monotone delivery, and a complete lack of eye-contact. The audience’s […]
Zackary Berger’s weekly research reviews—14 January 2019
Zackary Berger reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
The NHS long term plan: the road from plan to improvements for patients
The long term plan for the NHS in England is not short of proposals. [1] Its 50,000 words harbour a multiplicity of initiatives to enhance primary and community care, strengthen […]
Peter Brindley: But why are we here?
Spend enough time in a medical job and you’ll face unexpected and existential questions. The most curious may even come from your own family. Several Christmases ago I faced a […]
Tessa Richards: Setting research priorities—the people’s choice
I’m still spooked when I walk through the portal of St Mary’s Hospital Paddington. Memories of my patient journey through the hospital’s intensive care and high dependency wards remain vivid. […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Naming the digits—the index finger
A few weeks ago I discussed finger counting, fingerprints, and the words we use to name the digits of the hand, starting with the thumb. Now the index finger. The […]
Why is Matt Hancock actively ruling out minimum unit pricing for alcohol?
Research shows that MUP does not “punish” moderate drinkers and is an effective measure to discourage excessive drinking […]
Angela Coulter: What does the NHS long term plan promise for patients?
Few patients are likely to wade through all 136 pages of the NHS long term plan, but those brave souls that do will find it contains quite a bit of […]