Ethnic minority groups, such as those of Black and Asian backgrounds, continue to be disproportionately affected by covid-19. [1] A large number of studies have emerged investigating the relationship between […]
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Christine Tomkins: Covid complaints and claims hard to bear for frontline healthcare workers
A report out last week by the House of Commons Public Accounts committee largely went unnoticed, but should concern all of us and not just colleagues doing their upmost to […]
Have we reached “peak neoliberalism” in the UK’s covid-19 response?
With government–backed furlough schemes in use, and additional funds flowing to the NHS like no time since 2010, it might not initially seem as though the past year represents the […]
We need to move towards a student-centred application process for foundation training
Close to 8000 final year medical students recently submitted their applications for their first employment as doctors in the National Health Service (NHS).1 The United Kingdom’s Foundation Programme Office’s (UKFPO) […]
Sick days during covid-19—trainees need more support
Trainee doctors are experiencing a great deal of anxiety about how covid related absences will affect their progression in training, writes Rachel Pillai […]
The emotional journey of the covid vaccine recipient
Mary Higgins reflects on how it feels to receive the covid-19 vaccination […]
Sam Allen: Tear down structural barriers to close gender pay gap
Female hospital doctors are paid nearly 20 percent less than male hospital doctors. Not adjusted for contracted hours, that figure rises to 24.4 percent. For GPs, it’s as high as […]
The government promises to “level up” the UK—we struggle to see how they will succeed
The Westminster government has consistently shown little sign that it understands the structural weaknesses underlying the worsening health situation […]
We must stand together in the face of covid deniers
“Stay Home, Protect the NHS, and Save Lives.” This message has been drilled into us so much that we could probably recite it in our sleep. Following the first lockdown […]
Jane Dacre: Doctors must be protected as pressure on health service grows
An emergency law would protect healthcare professionals from inappropriate legal challenge when treating covid-19 patients in good faith […]