Mike Simmons explains how his first-hand experience of using complexity science to reduce healthcare associated infection has led to efficiency gains as well as a broader understanding of how the […]
Month: March 2019
Alex Nowbar’s research reviews—26 March 2019
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
Job stressors faced by surgeons in Germany are no longer acceptable
Undiagnosed burnout and depression is widespread within surgical communities in developed countries. [1, 2] Adequate working conditions—including appropriate workload, satisfactory workplace organisation, and sufficient illness recovery opportunity—are crucial to ensuring […]
Rebecca Black: Preventing suicides among doctors
The qualities, which make a good and caring doctor, are also the qualities, which place us at higher risk of mental illness […]
We all have a role to play in cleaning up our air, just as we do in acting on climate change
Public Health England have recently released a new report which provides practical advice and measures to help local authorities reduce air pollution and its impacts on public health. It is […]
The UN’s Political Declaration on the fight against Tuberculosis must be operationalized to rapid effect
In the WHO South-East Asia Region, the fight against TB has reached a critical phase. Financing within countries must be streamlined, and global investment forthcoming […]
We need to do more to manage the mental health needs of patients with TB in India
Mental health issues and tuberculosis (TB) are two intertwined, though often invisible, co-epidemics that people in India aren’t talking about enough. Though often mentioned in passing, public health systems are […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Truly meaningful?
Recently, we have heard a lot, perhaps too much, about votes in the House of Commons, all of which, including two so-called “meaningful” votes, turned out to obfuscate further whatever […]
Martin McKee: After “90 minutes of nothing” the EU has taken back control of Brexit
So what happens next? And what are the implications for the NHS? Martin McKee unpicks the latest developments on Brexit […]
We risk our careers if we discuss assisted dying, say UK palliative care consultants
Five anonymous palliative care doctors say that although views diverge among specialists, palliative medicine’s professional association is stifling any free speech on assisted dying […]