One topic leads to another. Before describing the little finger, digitus minimus, I found that I needed to discuss minimalism. Both led me to lupus minimus, which now brings me […]
Month: March 2019
John Brennan: Developing quality improvement as a core competency for doctors in training
During my training as a GP I was involved in a significant patient safety event. It was an experience that affected me deeply. It brought my fallibility to bear, and […]
Anna Taylor: Why officially measuring the scale of food insecurity is crucial
If we can record the scale of the problem, it’ll be the first step towards changing it, says Anna Taylor […]
Kathleen Ferguson: We need to raise awareness of the impact of fatigue on the NHS workforce
Kathleen Ferguson, reflects on the importance of rest and urges more NHS trusts to help “fight fatigue” […]
Why we’re campaigning for broader criteria for assisted dying in the UK
Tony Nicklinson’s prolonged distress and the recent case of Omid T shows why people with intolerable and intractable suffering with no early end in sight should also be considered for […]
Richard Vize: The NHS needs to abandon financial incentive schemes to improve performance
NHS England is in danger of making yet another doomed attempt to incentivise better care through complicated payment systems […]
What we don’t talk about when we talk about professionalism: Resilience
Medical students now all have to have formal resilience training. But is resilience a trainable skill? […]
Nicola Bennett: The US healthcare system can be a callous and financially menacing force
Nicola Bennett describes what it was like to deal with the US healthcare system throughout her husband’s illness and subsequent death […]
Peter Brindley: Life and death—definitely a laughing matter
Today is Mum’s birthday. There will be much laughter and the stories will be brought out and passed around like treasures. It will be hilarious, ludicrous and wistful: much like […]
Richard Smith: Who is most likely to have side effects to flu vaccination?
A simple question that seems to be unanswered but should be answered, says Richard Smith […]