The recent release of new UK data on the number of deaths caused by drug misuse highlighted the continued high levels of harm associated with substance use. Of particular concern […]
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Assisted dying: The Royal College of GPs and Royal College of Physicians have an opportunity to learn from mistakes of the past
In the assisted dying debate, the public, parliamentarians, and doctors themselves need to be confident that the stances of medical organisations accurately represent the views of their members. The Royal […]
Samira Rhoods: Putting future signals into context with scenario planning
“It’s 2037, the fourth industrial revolution has come and gone. The research landscape is highly automated and cloud based. Researchers are required to combine scientific qualifications with advanced programming and […]
Between a doc and a hard case: a journey through liminality
Current healthcare pressures and a recent watershed medicolegal case have contributed to an uncomfortable climate for doctors and medical students. Reflective practice is under scrutiny, litigation is rife. Certainty and […]
Will an opt-out organ transplant law save lives?
The recent decision in England to change the organ donation law from voluntary consent (opt-in) to presumed consent (opt-out) highlighted the debate around the best approach to organ donation. It […]
Bruce Hugman: The assault on Enlightenment values is a threat to us all
Civilisation is fragile; only weak restraints prevent us from falling into barbarity. From 1945 until around 1980, those restraints were largely underpinned by the Enlightenment values of reason, science, and […]
Michael Myers: The complexity of physician suicide
Physicians take their own lives when many diverse and overwhelming forces come together all at once—a perfect storm of biopsychosocial factors. There is no one reason why a physician might […]
Saffron Cordery and Suzie Bailey: Breaking the leadership mould
Last month, The King’s Fund and NHS Providers published their report looking at leadership in today’s NHS […]
Holiday hunger requires radical long term solutions
The rise in food aid is the predictable result of policies that have taken away from those who had least to begin with […]
Michael Blank: When did you start eating meat?
There is increasing evidence that eating meat has various negative outcomes. As well as red meat consumption being associated with colorectal cancer and overall increased mortality, consumption of all types […]