BAPIO, The BMA, and other medical organisations and colleges are calling for a change to visa rules for NHS doctors The NHS has a long history of relying heavily on […]
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People with an intellectual disability should be prioritised for vaccination
Given the disproportionately negative impact of covid-19 on people with an intellectual disability, they should be prioritised in the UK’s vaccination programme, say Keri-Michèle Lodge, Christian Brown, and Sheila Hollins […]
Bing Jones: Covid thrives on half truths and lies
The UK government’s half truths are dangerous, but the greater threat is when scientific and medical professionals tolerate them, says Bing Jones […]
A scattergun approach to the UK’s vaccine rollout threatens to destroy an already fatigued workforce
The “vaccine postcode lottery”’ is driving morale of healthcare workers down in its random and seemingly unjust distribution, says Clara Munro I have worked in a non-clinical role at The […]
Jennifer Darlow: Show support for your heroes—and if you want, clap
Many of us feel useless, yet now more than ever the greatest support we can give our frontline workers is to stick to the rules, says Jennifer Darlow […]
J Robert Sneyd: Covid-19 vaccine rollout is missing any real sense of urgency
The urgent and efficient deployment of a covid-19 vaccine should be the country’s highest priority It all started so well. Back in March, I contacted the General Medical Council (GMC) […]
Maximising the benefit of the UK covid-19 vaccination programme
Given the current epidemiology of covid-19 in the UK, the public health imperative is to vaccinate as many of the most vulnerable people as fast as possible. [1] In response, […]
Imrun Nagra: Is undergraduate education on radiology failing doctors?
The fear and lack of confidence many junior doctors feel in interpreting and requesting scans is a problem that stems from medical school, writes Imrun Nagra […]
Jane McGregor: Vaccination rollout—there is no time to get this wrong
Sometimes, in the eye of the storm, it is difficult to see clearly. But many of the unforced errors that have occurred during the covid-19 pandemic could and should have […]
Why were breastfeeding women denied the covid-19 vaccine?
On 30th December, a month after licensing the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) revised its guidance so that pregnant and breastfeeding women can now […]