Gathering evidence may save lives and money Operation Moonshot, as it has already been observed, is too expensive to miss. [1] For an estimated £100 billion, it proposes to provide […]
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Making the social determinants of health the focus for healthcare improvement efforts
Quality improvement efforts must start to focus on the environments in which humans are “born, grow, live, work, and age,” argues Kaveh G Shojania […]
Tamasin Knight: Equal protection from assault—time to follow Scotland’s lead
On Saturday 7th November 2020, children in Scotland gained the same legal protection from physical assault as adults. With the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Act coming into force, […]
Alexandra Freeman: The strange world of risk perception, and communicating risks
What colour is 6d46c4? It feels a bit of a nonsensical question to most of us. It’s a code for a certain colour in hexadecimal, familiar probably only to web […]
Violence risk assessment in psychiatry: nobody can predict the future
Violence risk assessments are sometimes used to inform decisions around the involuntary admission of people to hospital. Yet the evidence for their use is at best unclear, say Gautam Gulati, […]
Jennifer Darlow: Healing a nation with kindness
Showing compassion for each other may have a greater impact on covid-19 than we give it credit for, says Jennifer Darlow […]
Mental health in water scarce cities: an unrecognized climate change pressure point
Water unavailability is one of many linked stressors increasingly likely to affect mental health in some city populations. Azar M Abadi and colleagues consider the evidence and propose steps forward […]
The election of Kamala Harris is a wake-up call for UK institutions and society
Joe Biden’s election triumph over Donald Trump brought the historic election of the first woman to the vice-presidency of the United States. Kamala Harris is destined to become one of […]
Pauline Paterson: Will the public accept a covid-19 vaccine?
Listening and engaging with the public in building and sustaining vaccine confidence will be crucial, argues Pauline Paterson It was promising to hear that preliminary results from one of the […]
Ladies and gentlemen, there will now be a long interval—theatre in the covid-19 era
The performing arts have an important role in the cultural life of the UK, as well as contributing to our health and wellbeing. Harry Brunjes looks at what it’s been […]