Doctors in public facing roles have failed to spell out the dangers of flawed public health initiatives. Why is the mainstream medical profession chronically acquiescent on public health failures, asks […]
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Covid-19 test and trace scandal—it’s not too late to change the story
The recent House of Commons Public Accounts Committee Report illuminates the absurd cost and failures of the NHS Test and Trace service. [1,2] It seems that the UK government is […]
Do we have informed consent for asymptomatic covid-19 testing in schools?
Jac Dinnes and Clare Davenport look at the rollout of the mass testing regime in English schools […]
Future generation of surgeons must not be disadvantaged in the long term as a result of covid
The impact of the pandemic on NHS staff’s mental health over the last year has been immense. Unlike anything most of us have ever experienced in our lifetimes—the pressure, demanding […]
Recovery from covid-19 relies on NHS staff, yet last week’s budget had little to say on health or social care
The Budget had too little to say about the future for healthcare and was entirely silent on social care, writes Nigel Edwards, CEO Nuffield Trust Last week’s Budget took place […]
Personal protective equipment is sexist
Covid-19 has highlighted concerns around shortages of personal protective equipment, but a simple fact remains largely ignored; in our healthcare system, where 77% of staff are women, PPE does not […]
Build back better? This budget was about business as usual…
On Wednesday 3rd March, Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, gave his second budget. From a health and social care perspective, Sunak’s two budgets as chancellor could not have […]
Restoring our NHS: abolishing marketised commissioning is a good start but not enough
The government’s long parried acknowledgement of the unviability of many years of NHS reforms will be welcomed by almost all its healthcare staff. But this proposed reform of reforms overlooks […]
Mental health beds are full, leaving patients without treatment and clinicians with difficult choices
There has been growing concern throughout the last year in the NHS mental health sector about services becoming overstretched during the pandemic. The Royal College of Psychiatrists asked psychiatrists about […]
Findings on racism in psychiatry underpin the importance of equality action
A recent survey by the Royal College of Psychiatrists found that almost six in ten of Black, Asian and minority ethnic respondents had experienced racism in the workplace, affecting either […]