Bev Fitzsimons, director of the Point of Care Foundation calls on Simon Stevens to ensure patients and staff are at the centre of health services as they reopen in this […]
Year: 2020
Managing uncertainty in the covid-19 era
The authors argue that uncertainty is inevitable in pandemics and offer some simple rules for better decision making in such circumstances […]
David Rowland: Some financial conflicts of interest in medicine cannot be managed and should be prohibited
The Cumberlege review into independent medicines and medical devices safety reminds us once again of the damaging impact of financial conflicts of interest on patients. The review’s analysis of the […]
We should strengthen existing institutions rather than create a new international body for virus surveillance
A new organization could face the same problems as existing ones, at vast cost and confusion, argues Clare Wenham […]
We need to develop a framework to help those most vulnerable from covid-19
Far from being a “great equalizer,” the covid-19 pandemic is intensifying health inequalities. Those already most vulnerable face the greatest impact physically, psychologically, economically, and socially. As we move from […]
Nick Hopkinson: Castles of cloth and covid-19
Midsummer’s day just past saw the 500th anniversary of the Field of the Cloth of Gold, the opulent tournament where Henry VIII and the French King Francis 1st sought to […]
What we can learn from Taiwan’s response to the covid-19 epidemic
Health information technology integrated with a strong healthcare infrastructure and advance planning can be a powerful tool for a nation’s epidemic control […]
Find, test, trace, isolate and support programmes need to be localised and culturally tailored to reach ethnic minority populations
On 29 June 2020, the secretary of state for health, Matt Hancock, announced in Parliament that Leicester was to be put under local lockdown due to a covid-19 “outbreak” in […]
We know enough about the problems in research to start demanding solutions
Several problems with health research are now widely recognised. But to challenge the status quo we need to offer clear solutions and convince patients, the public, and policy makers to […]
Covid-19 and medical education: patients’ teaching role moves online
Online teaching of medical students by patients during covid-19 is set to become the new norm […]