Saika Hussain describes the barriers to practising medicine that she has faced since acquiring a disability […]
Month: April 2019
Philippa Whitford: Rebuilding trust in immunisation is key to tackling vaccine hesitancy
We must try to understand why increasing numbers of parents are reluctant to vaccinate their children […]
Martin McKee: Waiting for Brexit
As we wait to find out what will happen next, the damage is being done […]
Miles Sibley: Evidence-based practice—a double standard?
The NHS has “a strong scientific tradition of evidence-based decisions about care”. So says the NHS Long Term Plan in its opening chapter. That claim could easily be skimmed […]
Tamara Hervey and John Middleton: Health in future UK trade deals
Health must be “at the table” in any future trade deals the UK makes after Brexit, say Tamara Hervey and John Middleton […]
Sarah Markham: The success of the high intensity user programme should see it rolled out across the NHS
It all starts with a phone call and a simple opener: “Hi. My name’s Rhian. I work on behalf of the emergency department and I’m really worried about you. I […]
Collette Isabel Stadler: Rhetoric versus reality in child and adolescent mental health
Achieving “parity of esteem” between physical and mental health is a noble ambition, but it does not reflect the current reality for our youth, says Collette Isabel Stadler […]
Reflections on null findings—the case of physical activity and risk of dementia
Mika Kivimäki and Archana Singh-Manoux Guidelines for dementia prevention highlight the role of lifestyle; it is estimated that one in three dementia cases worldwide could be prevented by changes in lifestyle […]
Tom Nolan: Primary care networks are coming
The deadline for GP practices to form primary care networks is almost here, but Tom Nolan finds he still has questions […]
Ben Amies-Cull: Sugar reduction—a bold contribution to addressing preventable illness
The UK government’s sugar reduction programme has been described as “world leading” among the increasing number of policies that target reducing sugar consumption around the world. This programme was announced […]