Patients Annie Folkard and Elaine Manna, ophthalmologists Alastair Denniston, Dawn Sim, Peter Thomas and Pearse Keane and optometrist David Barker reflect on how covid-19 is accelerating a transformation in eye […]
Year: 2020
Now is not the time to undermine the World Health Organization
Let’s find a solution rather than a culprit, particularly when it comes to the WHO and the coronavirus crisis, say Jose Martin-Moreno and John Middleton […]
Leadership in covid-19: building public trust is key
Kamal R. Mahtani and Sean Heneghan “without trust we cannot stand” —Confucius The UK is now entering its seventh week of lockdown, with no immediate signs of respite. At his […]
Peter Brindley: Covid-19 has shown us the difference between solitude and loneliness
When it comes to covid-19, numerous column inches have repeated the mantra: “stay apart and flatten the curve.” Recently, a new hymn has emerged: “enough already; open things up”. Like […]
Covid fatigue is taking an enormous toll on healthcare workers
Whatever our situation as healthcare professionals—good pacing, refreshment, and support will be key to surviving the long road ahead […]
Lealani Mae Acosta: Unmasking discrimination against Asian healthcare workers during covid-19
Let us not put up barriers to treating each other with respect, calls Lealani Mae Acosta […]
Clinicians should consider the evidence in difficult decisions about resuscitation
The covid-19 pandemic has led the General Medical Council and the Nursing and Midwifery Council to remind clinicians that decisions about cardiopulmonary resuscitation—and by implication, other resuscitation procedures—should be based […]
Women’s safety must be a priority for IVF in the post lockdown era
The current outbreak of covid-19 has affected every aspect of our lives, particularly health and social care services. When the lockdown was announced, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) […]
Adeline Goss: When it’s dangerous to become a doctor
The physicians introduced into hospitals this spring and summer will have more asked of them than any newly graduated doctors in a generation. Let’s make sure we support them, says […]
Containing covid-19: crucial role of nurses
Xinjuan Wu, Na Guo, Na Zhou, and Shuyang Zhang tell the story of Chinese nurses in the area most affected by covid-19 Healthcare workers around the world are on the […]