The UK government report on race disparities is a missed opportunity and will lead to a worsening of systemic inequalities, say these authors […]
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Vaccinated, yet still clinically extremely vulnerable
Safety concerns have arisen again for healthcare workers who have been shielding during the covid-19 pandemic. Shielding guidance for clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV) individuals in England will pause tomorrow (31 […]
The challenge of keeping hospitals safe in the era of covid
During the first wave of the pandemic, patient facing healthcare workers and their families were statistically more likely to be admitted to hospital with covid-19 than non-patient facing staff or […]
Simon Hodes: If done well, DNACPR decisions play an essential part in making end-of-life care good
To date there have been nearly 150,000 deaths in the UK with covid-19 listed on the death certificate. We have all been touched with the loss of a loved one […]
Driven by good intentions: why widening the diagnostic criteria for polycystic ovary syndrome may be harming women
The 2018 International Guidelines for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) were intended to standardise diagnosis and improve care, but they also endorsed the controversial Rotterdam diagnostic criteria. These include a larger […]
You cannot practice public health without engaging in politics
We are living in extraordinary times. 2021 brings the covid-19 mortality to >2 million deaths worldwide and to >100,000 deaths in the UK. Steely eyed scientists are finding themselves the […]
Is it time to abandon the requirement that physicians separate their personal and professional personas?
Doctors speaking out on public health issues or advocating for social justice is beneficial to their patients and the profession, argue these authors […]
Michael Devlin: No more “never events”
The MDU’s Michael Devlin argues the never events policy has had a limited effect on patient safety and welcomes a reassessment by the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch. Patient safety is […]
Early vaccination of prisoners and prison staff is important to reduce mortality and protect the rights of prisoners
In their recent letter to the Health and Social Care Secretary the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advised that although prisons may be higher risk in terms of […]
Nick Scriven: Protecting healthcare staff welfare following the “Third Wave”
As the NHS battles to recover from the tsunami of patients afflicted by covid-19, already exhausted medical and nursing staff need to find the energy and compassion to carry on, […]