At the start of the covid-19 pandemic, the government was quick to confirm indemnity arrangements for those facing clinical negligence claims resulting from their work during this time, and this […]
Year: 2020
Building back better for population health and wellbeing
A call for a truly integrated public health function providing leadership and expertise nationally, regionally and locally within the NHS, local authorities, and local and national government […]
Mark Dayan: Brexit will soon become a reality for many areas of healthcare—and the outlook is not good
After nearly five years of negotiation, delay, and drama, there are now less than 100 days until the UK leaves the EU’s single market and Brexit becomes a reality for […]
California wildfires: impact of air pollution during the covid-19 pandemic
The sky glowed a dark, sinister orange in San Francisco on 9 September; a thick layer of smoke blocking daylight like a solar eclipse (or like a scene from Bladerunner […]
Ann Robinson’s research reviews—25 September 2020
Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Thinking about thinking
Last week I considered the origins of the word “assessment”. It comes ultimately from an IndoEuropean root, SED, to put something down or sit. That in turn spawned the Latin […]
Nathan Hodson: We should prepare for the mental health impact of mass unemployment
Thousands of people will be exposed to the adverse mental health effects of unemployment, housing instability, and debt, warns Nathan Hodson […]
Politicians as scientists: a loss for public health and trust
We should all be dismayed at the prospect of science being manipulated or ignored in policy, says Joe Ross […]
Wendy Burn: Medical community must ensure that those needing support to come off antidepressants can get it
In 2018, while I was still President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych), I co-signed a letter to The Times which stated that “in the vast majority of patients, […]
Karl Friston: How should we respond to an upsurge in covid-19 cases?
There is a third way beyond lockdown or herd immunity, says Karl Friston […]