On 14th February 2019, hot on the heels of the launch of the Topol Review, a UK-wide industry exchange network (IXN) for the NHS was created. While many of us […]
Month: March 2019
Colin Hutchinson : “Where have all the doctors gone—and why?”
The Doctors for the NHS Essay PrizeIn collaboration with The BMJ“Where have all the doctors gone—and why?”Open to all doctors in training Last year, Doctors for the NHS (DFNHS) and […]
Neil Chanchlani: Britain’s opioid crisis—lessons to be learnt from Canada
The Times has recently launched Britain’s Opioid Crisis, a campaign to highlight the growing problem of opioid use within the UK. Following in North America’s footsteps, UK national headlines now […]
Charlotte Paddison: Addressing the challenge of multimorbidity
Six years after the clarion call to “redesign health care for people who use it,” care designed around the needs of those with multimorbidity is still the exception rather than […]
James Davies: CPR for all—a case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?
James Davies considers the implications of blanket policies that direct healthcare professionals to “give CPR to all” […]
Danny Dorling: Austerity bites—falling life expectancy in the UK
On 8 March 2019 Lu Hiam and Martin McKee, referring to the most recent report from the Institute of Actuaries, said that we should not be surprised to discover that […]
Richard Thorley: Recycling in hospitals—couldn’t we do better?
Households and businesses have already stepped up to the challenge of recycling more and reducing waste. Hospitals need to catch up, says Richard Thorley […]
Christopher Martyn’s research reviews—18 March 2019
Christopher Martyn reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
Public engagement can fight against health inequalities—but only if we do it right
Health research is one of the most powerful tools for improving lives. But like any tool, its work has to be properly directed […]
Getting at the roots rather than pruning the branches of overdiagnosis
Healthcare is in a tailspin as the rush to offer technology and services turns otherwise healthy people into concerned patients by identifying disease that is not destined to cause them […]