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Month: May 2021

If general practice fails, The NHS fails

May 14, 2021

General practices nationally are at breaking point. The current crisis in general practice predates covid-19, but has been intensely magnified by the pandemic. Primary care is rightly called the “Bedrock […]

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Is the government “following the data” on face coverings in schools?

May 14, 2021

A lack of robust mitigations in schools will contribute significantly to spread of B.1.617.2, say these authors […]

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Placing women’s voices at the centre of their care

May 13, 2021

It is very encouraging to see the UK government announcing its intention to develop a Women’s Health Strategy. Anyone who doubts the need for this just has to look back […]

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Covid-19 travel plan will let new variants into the UK

May 12, 2021

The covid-19 vaccination programme, combined with public health measures, have been successful in the UK, leading to restrictions being eased, and plans to reopen international travel. There is however a […]

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Students with a mental illness should be welcomed into the ranks of medicine

May 12, 2021

Isobel Walker considers how we can dispel the notion that those with a mental illness aren’t “cut out” for the medical profession […]

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From protection to participation: involving patients with reduced capacity in decision making about publication

May 11, 2021

Simone Ragavooloo and Cat Chatfield look at how we can promote appropriate inclusion of vulnerable individuals in the publication process […]

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Tessa Richards: Thank goodness for Google

May 11, 2021

It plugs gaps in patient information sheets, which would be improved by more input from patients, argues Tessa Richards Thanks to skilled clinicians, I’m enjoying what remains of my nine […]

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Cancer must not be the forgotten “C” in the fight against covid-19

May 11, 2021

Covid-19 has had a personal impact on me. On 29 March 2020, I lost my uncle to covid-19. My colleague Eduard Vrdoljak, while consoling me for my loss, indicated that […]

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The second covid-19 wave and the paradox of Indian healthcare

May 10, 2021

India’s second coming of covid-19 is not just a wave, but a tsunami which has rapidly surpassed the daily tally of any other nation across the world. Delhi, the capital […]

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The covid-19 vaccine patent waiver: a crucial step towards a “people’s vaccine”

May 10, 2021

An IP waiver alone will not solve the covid-19 vaccine access challenge, other steps will be needed, say Gregg Gonsalves and Gavin Yamey […]

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