The covid-19 pandemic has not only disrupted lives, health systems, and economies, but has also brought many of the pre-existing inequalities into sharp focus. The disproportionate impact of covid-19 on […]
Month: October 2020
Shaun Colley: Learning psychiatry in lockdown—a different type of bedside manner
While being able to connect with patients from home has many benefits, this blurring of different worlds can be an unsettling experience, finds medical student Shaun Colley […]
If the UK wants to lead in global health, it must demonstrate a commitment to international laws which underpin global governance
In Boris Johnson’s speech to the United Nations General Assembly last week, the world welcomed the commitment for the UK to increase its spending to the World Health Organization (WHO) […]
Charlotte O’Herron and Jon Kusner: Is breaking down barriers to voting a dimension of healthcare?
The struggle in the US to manage the covid-19 pandemic has made it clear that public leaders at all levels of government wield great influence over our health. Beyond the […]
“Hands Up for Our Health” calls for suspension of NHS charging regulations
If there is a positive message to be drawn from the misery of the covid-19 pandemic, it is that of community. Of people in their thousands volunteering to support the […]
Withdrawing Priadel—very expensive for the NHS and extremely worrying for patients
I take Priadel, a form of lithium carbonate, to help me recover from decades of severe mental illness: psychosis, depression, suicidality, and self-harm. Priadel helps me find some sort of […]
Katherine Murdoch: Foundation interim doctors—a role beyond the pandemic?
The internet is loading, families are gathering around computer screens and the medical school dean is preparing his speech. It is the twenty seventh of March and instead of being […]
John Oldham: No turning back from service redesigns in light of covid-19
Last year over 70% of consultations in general practice were face to face, despite the technological availability of remote consultations. In April 2020, in light of the covid-19 pandemic and […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Planning
Self-assessment, which I covered last week, is generally an integral part of a personal development plan, now a de rigueur feature of life in universities and elsewhere. The word “plan” […]
Breaks at breaking point—doctors need to take time out in a pandemic
Work during the covid-19 pandemic—whether it is frontline care, administration, management or pastoral support—has two hallmarks which makes it problematic for fatigue and performance: it is relentless and it is […]