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Neena Modi

Neena Modi: Patients need good healthcare systems as much as good doctors

April 24, 2018

A few weeks ago, the author of a letter to The BMJ suggested that the medical profession has an obligation to argue for “a healthier and more just society”. I […]

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Neena Modi: Health is the product of far more than healthcare

April 9, 2018

Good healthcare requires a clinical workforce with a shared sense of purpose and a well-functioning healthcare system […]

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Neena Modi: A bigger vision for child health

March 20, 2018

The benefits of health in fetal life, infancy, and childhood extend well beyond these periods, influencing adult wellbeing, population health, and national prosperity […]

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Neena Modi: Supporting child health research is in everyone’s best interests

March 13, 2018

Progress in child health depends on research—an important message to remember as we face the imminent departure of the UK from the EU […]

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Neena Modi: UK healthcare should be retained as a primarily publicly funded, delivered, and accountable service

October 25, 2017

A mixed public-private healthcare system reduces the effectiveness of healthcare for everyone […]

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Neena Modi: The RCPCH and funding from infant formula companies

October 31, 2016

Breastfeeding is good for babies and mothers. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has long been a champion, advocating vigorously for policies that support mothers and improve […]

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Neena Modi: How might the junior doctors’ dispute be resolved?

May 9, 2016

After months of stalemate, a brief pause has been suggested so that both sides in the junior doctors’ dispute can take a deep breath, and get back to talking. How […]

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