As the year draws to a close, scrutiny of A&E performance will once again become a regular topic of media interest. This attention is as dichotomous as the four hour […]
Guest writers
Jane Feinmann: Joshua’s story and its impact on patient safety
Like most people who complain about unsafe healthcare, James Titcombe’s six year battle to hold Morecambe Bay Trust to account for the death of his nine day old son in […]
Katherine Sleeman: The best place in the world to die? Let’s make it better
The UK is officially the best place in the world to die. So said a report published by the Economist Intelligence Unit in October, which revealed that based on the […]
Chris Ham: Learning from others—devolved governance in the Australian state of Victoria
I spent a week working in Australia earlier this month and it made me reflect on similarities and differences with the NHS in England. The funding context feels quite different, […]
Anita Charlesworth: The impact on health of the comprehensive spending review
On the 25 November the Chancellor of the Exchequer will stand up in Parliament and make a statement that will shape much of the political landscape for the rest of […]
Jane Feinmann: Consumers co-design consumer friendly healthcare
I am one of 50 or so attendees on a one day course organised by the Point of Care Foundation learning how patients like myself can work as partners with […]
John King: Just tick the boxes
The atmosphere at the mothers meeting was warm and friendly. All the local mums were looking forward to sharing the latest news and gossip about their children, as they had […]
Samir Dawlatly: Do I need to be more mindful?
In my relatively short career as a GP there has been a surge of interest in talking therapies for mental health problems. It seems that the “one-size-fits-all” population-based research being […]
Amy Godden: Women in surgery
In the 13 years since embarking on my medical training I have witnessed unbelievable progress in many different aspects of medicine as a whole, not least, within gender equality. I […]
Mihail Călin: The impact of the refugee crisis on European health systems
This year, those participants at the European Health Forum Gastein who were not too busy moving from one session to another, too eager to rub shoulders with top level speakers, […]