Covid-19 has led to innumerable research initiatives internationally. Many of these are interdisciplinary; involving academic, industry, and frontline clinical researchers. In a recent opinion piece, Mike Clarke described many of […]
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The NHS is 72 this year, covid-19 has taught us some tough lessons
The NHS is 72 this year. This anniversary comes as the NHS and the general public face challenging times. The covid-19 pandemic is far from over, and while the long […]
A call to action to improve access to healthcare and health outcomes in ethnic minority communities
The covid-19 pandemic has exposed the differential health outcomes for people from ethnic minorities who have been disproportionately affected by the virus. The Black Lives Matter campaign across the world […]
Joni Jabbal: We all need to be open to conversations on race, even though they may not be easy to hear
As a person from an ethnic minority working in health policy, for many years I’ve actively avoided talking about race. In a previous job, I was told that people from […]
Keerti Gedela: The conversation on race, covid-19, and #BLM matters more than ever
Discussing racism, inequality, and the impact this has on our health has crashed into the mainstream; but it’s a conversation that is getting confusing, particularly for those who have never […]
Advance care plans—an opportunity for change
We read with interest a recent Opinion piece by Derek Willis et al, who offer their perspectives on advance care planning. We too recognise that the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted […]
Obesity: tackling the causes of the causes
Growing evidence of the links between overweight and severity of covid-19 outcomes has added even greater urgency to the imperative to act on the large and increasing epidemic of obesity. […]
Covid-19: We need accurate and rapid reporting on deaths referred to the coroner
Rapid reporting of accurate statistics is essential for understanding the causes of deaths from covid-19 and identifying the best means of prevention. [1] However, in England, registering a death is […]
Fiona M Watt: Covid-19—a new disease has forced a rethink of how we fund medical research
As the UK reaches the end of the first wave of the covid-19 pandemic, it is worth reflecting on how the disease has fundamentally altered the way we fund medical […]
Amar Shah: Belief in QI is growing, but it needs proper investment
I first learnt about quality improvement (QI), when I took a year out of training to join the chief medical officer’s clinical advisor programme at the National Patient Safety Agency. […]