The latest report into drug use in the UK is another reminder of why drug policy should be based on evidence rather than ideology, says Ian Hamilton […]
Year: 2020
Behavioural science must be at the heart of the public health response to covid-19
Human behaviour will determine how quickly covid-19 spreads and the mortality. Therefore behavioural science must be at the heart of the public health response. While responding agencies move quickly to […]
Kirstin May and Lucy Williams: Treat your SAS colleague as you would wish to be treated
Kirstin May and Lucy Williams talk about the difficulties SAS and LE doctors face in the workplace and what can be done to overcome them […]
Miranda Davies: Why we should worry about prisoners missing hospital appointments
Prisoners in England miss 40% of their scheduled outpatient appointments—double the rate for the general population. This is one of the most striking findings of a new Nuffield Trust study […]
Doctors and death threats: an occupational hazard?
Gautam Gulati, Colum P Dunne, David J Meagher and Brendan D Kelly consider what measures need to be in place to protect both doctors and patients when death threats are […]
Keerti Gedela: Covid-19 highlights the need for greater support for global health systems
Countries with weaker health systems must not be left behind in the global emergency response to covid-19, says Keerti Gedela […]
Pallavi Bradshaw: Tackling the cost of clinical negligence claims
Recently the eyewatering cost of clinical negligence claims to the NHS have dominated the headlines—£2.4bn was paid out during 2018/19 alone. To put this into context, £2.4bn equates to the […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Anamnesis
Last week I referred to Noam Chomsky’s theory of a universal grammar and Stephen Pinker’s account of the idea that our ability to use language is instinctive and innate. This […]
Robert Peckham: The covid-19 outbreak has shown we need strategies to manage panic during epidemics
Panic is a word that’s been widely used during this outbreak, yet Robert Peckham argues that this social phenomenon is little understood […]
Laura Hallas: Covid-19 is a timely reminder we need to improve global diagnostic capacity
We need to think of diagnostic capacity beyond crises, says Laura Hallas […]