Inequalities in healthcare have long plagued the NHS. Previous research suggests that those living in areas with lower educational attainment wait 9-14% longer for NHS care, and those living in […]
Year: 2020
Mary E Black: Plastic waste from PPE does not need to happen
My daughter calls on WhatsApp. Through the summer of 2018 she spent hours staring down a microscope to distinguish fly wings from plastic films, and fish eggs from plastic pellets. […]
As American voters head to the polls, the health insurance of millions hangs in the balance
The American voter’s choice could not be starker, says Jamie Daw […]
How are acute trusts responding to patients’ mental health needs? A picture of great variation
Physical and mental health will only truly be equal when we stop viewing them as distinct from each other, says Adrian James […]
Robert Francis: Keeping hospital beds free in a second peak
Back in March this year the NHS received orders to free up 15,000 beds and prepared itself for a surge of patients unlike any seen before. Thankfully, due to the […]
Recommitting to women’s health 25 years after the Beijing Platform for Action on Women: what must governments do?
Progress on women’s health has been uneven, but by working together, we can create a better and healthier world for women and for all, say Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, […]
Michael Blank: Visitors are vital to patients’ mental and physical health
At the height of the pandemic, as the reproductive rate of SARS-CoV-2 reached its peak, and with many hospitals reaching capacity, healthcare facilities changed their policies regarding visitors; their presence […]
The concept of “fatigue” in tackling covid-19
Instead of using the concept of “fatigue” to understand patterns of adherence to rules for preventing the spread of covid-19, we should focus on—and address—specific aspects of people’s capability, opportunity, […]
A safer world starts with strong primary healthcare
The covid-19 pandemic has reminded us of the critical role that primary healthcare has in keeping our communities safe and healthy, say Orin Levine, Atul Gawande, Gina Lagomarsino, Edward Kelley, […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . False positives and the Ulysses syndrome
Last week I listed the biomedical words whose first known written instances listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) date from 1971. This week I have explored 1972 (Table 1). […]