This pandemic has shown the devastating results of the world’s failure to invest in health: hospitals were overwhelmed, existing inequities were amplified, and people already living with preventable diseases, such […]
Month: March 2021
The TB community in 2021—tired, frustrated, but hopeful
The TB community continues to tackle one of the world’s oldest epidemics while struggling with the newest one, writes Catherine Berry […]
What matters most now is to make sure that we don’t experience another devastating covid-19 wave
At the start of the year, Portugal was experiencing a very high rate of covid-19, three authors reflect on what lessons need to be learnt to prevent another wave […]
Clara Munro: The NHS Staff survey raises concerns, but does it tell us the whole story?
Recently NHS England and NHS improvement published the results of the NHS staff survey 2020. This collated responses from employees over an eight week period in the autumn of 2020. […]
Will Warburton: Translating praise for the NHS into practical support for recovery
The NHS looks set to emerge from the covid-19 pandemic with its status enhanced. The public have “clapped for carers,” displayed NHS rainbows in their windows, and every adult will […]
BMA uncovers unique pressures facing female healthcare workers during the pandemic
While an increase in levels of burnout and emotional distress is to be expected for all doctors, the disparity between the sexes is marked and growing, says Helena McKeown […]
Heidi Edmundson: As we recover from the pandemic let’s not forget to encourage staff to take a break
Even before the covid-19 pandemic hit it had become impossible to ignore the huge cost of burnout to both the NHS and its staff. As a result of the pandemic, […]
Covid-19 lockdown, one year on: what we have learned in intensive care medicine?
As we reach the anniversary of the first national lockdown, thoughts will inevitably turn to the lives lost in the covid-19 pandemic and the immense number of families torn apart […]
One year on since lockdown began—our lives have changed but what lessons have we learned?
This time last year we headed into our first lockdown. No one could have foreseen the journey ahead of us. The effects of covid-19 have touched every aspect of our […]
Publish the protocol for the UK SARS-CoV-2 human challenge study now
Publishing protocols while a trial is being conducted rather than afterward has unique value, particularly for SARS-CoV-2 challenge studies, say Josh Morrison and Charles Weijer […]