The discussion of health inequalities can sometimes appear ubiquitous at local, national, or European level. We all know the massive impact that socio-economic factors can have on a person’s health […]
Guest writers
Joe McManners: Primary care development needs to be led by clinical commissioning groups
This season’s hot topic is urgent care, particularly in relation to primary and community based care. Before we get carried away with patchwork top down answers, we need to make […]
Sean Roche: Wake up and smell the coffee (or the essential non-being of the Francis report)
I couldn’t be more serious in beginning to reflect on the Francis report with a joke. The joke is employed by Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek in his illustration of ideology, […]
Fran Baum on the final day of the WHO global health meeting
Fran Baum is blogging from the 8th World Health Organization Global Health meeting. Read her other blogs here. The morning session of the final day of the WHO 8th global […]
Georgios Lyratzopoulos on the revolution in cancer data
Success in reducing mortality from cardiovascular disease combined with improvements in cancer survival mean that the number of people at risk of being diagnosed, or living with cancer, is increasing. […]
Margaret McCartney on the petition to get Bounty reps out of NHS maternity wards
It’s not just me who is annoyed about the presence of Bounty reps on NHS wards, who pay the NHS to be allowed access to give samples of products to […]
Jane Parry: Why real name HIV testing won’t fly in China
Two interesting documents that came across my desk this week got me thinking about how different HIV-related human rights look depending on where you’re standing. The first was a press […]
Fran Baum on the globalisation of unhealthy lifestyles
Fran Baum is blogging from the 8th World Health Organization Global Health meeting. Read her other blogs here. Sauli Ninistö, President of Finland, opened the conference stressing that health is […]
Richard Vize: David Nicholson’s last speech to the NHS Confederation conference
Sir David Nicholson’s last speech to the annual NHS Confederation conference as the leader of the service reflected all the traits of his seven years in control. His passion, commitment, […]
Fran Baum: From Ottawa to Helsinki—the 8th global conference on health promotion
In 1986 the World Health Organisation held the first global conference on health promotion at which the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion was drafted and adopted. It has become the […]