On the evening of 21st October, Health Education England (HEE) held a webinar for trainees applying to higher speciality training. While parts of the webinar were informative, overall it is […]
Month: October 2020
Jabeer Butt: Racism and covid-19—a matter of life and death
The omission of racism from the government’s new report on covid-19’s health inequalities marks its latest failure to tackle this important issue, says Jabeer Butt […]
Dealing with the collateral damage of covid-19: It’s not all about cure—it’s about care
“There is a lot of personal damage, or loss, or grief, we cannot mention right now.” (focus group participant) The rapid and ongoing spread of covid-19 across the world has […]
Adam Briggs: What can be done to improve NHS Test and Trace? The role of local contact tracing
Public Health England has recently reported that local contact tracing systems—also known as local tracing partnerships—are now in place in over 100 local authorities across England. [1] Seen as one […]
Clinical validation of waiting lists—we need to avoid worsening health inequalities
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 […]
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, […]