Last year, a report from the Health Foundation looked at quality measurement—including patient experience—across a range of healthcare services. It described a “measurement maze”, with multiple sources and numerous national […]
Year: 2020
Richard Smith: Will carbon consumption, cost, and severe limitations finish paper journals?
The demise of most medical journals and the transformation of the remaining rump has been predicted for years, not least in my book The Trouble With Medical Journals, which I […]
How can “shielding” be safely lowered as lockdown is eased?
Those who have been self-shielding or on the NHS shielding list fear their support will vanish, leaving them at heightened risk for a second peak […]
“I Can’t Breathe:” The chokehold of racism on America’s public health response to covid-19
Racism is a public health crisis. The heartbreaking events of the past few weeks, along with the covid-19 pandemic, have laid bare that stark reality, not only to public health […]
Ann Robinson’s research reviews—19 June 2020
Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
Covid-19 in Brazil has exposed socio-economic inequalities and underfunding of its public health system
Brazil currently has the world’s second highest number of deaths from covid-19. The lack of action from the Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro, and his open denial of the pandemic is […]
Kwanele Asante: George Floyd’s death—a catalyst for global anti-racism movements
George Floyd’s death at the hands of the police in the US has sparked a global movement against racial injustice. His death has seized the attention of world leaders and […]
Richard Smith: The perplexing pursuit of an economy that promotes wellbeing not growth
Our economy, said John Maynard Keynes in 1933, “is not a success. It is not intelligent, it is not beautiful, it is not just, it is not virtuous—and it doesn’t […]
Covid-19: Indian healthcare workers need adequate PPE
The Indian government has taken many proactive steps to halt the rapid spread of the covid-19 pandemic in India. Measures include implementing a complete lockdown of all activities in the […]
Test and trace: it didn’t have to be this way
A doctor describes her experience of working in the test and trace service On the afternoon of 27 May 2020, the UK prime minister Boris Johnson told the House of […]