Elaine Maxwell and Alison Leary explore the pitfalls of an increasingly competency based approach to healthcare, where there is less and less value attached to professional expertise […]
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Making remote consultations work for patients during covid-19: experience from the “other side” of the virtual clinic
As the covid-19 pandemic makes its mark on society there are many implications for people living with long-term or life-limiting conditions. The advent of social distancing and the need for […]
Covid-19: Medical students shouldn’t feel guilty if their only responsibility is studying
It is students’ prerogative to determine how to use this time in line with their priorities and personal circumstances, say Gursharan Khera and Eleanor Pace […]
Only reliable data on hospital-acquired covid-19 will give people confidence that hospitals are safe
Reports this week that up to 20% of hospital inpatients in England acquired covid-19 while in hospital for other reasons, comes as no surprise. Those of us working in hospitals […]
Is self-isolation for seven days enough to stop the spread of covid-19?
The UK government published their approach to exit lockdown on 11 May 2020. Self-isolation of infected individuals will remain a key part of the response to coronavirus, however the UK […]
Andy Cowper: How not to unpick a lockdown
Readers of The BMJ may be familiar with the Dunning-Kruger Effect. It’s almost an Inverse Competence Law, which proposes a cognitive bias in which people who are not good at […]
Emma Green: The impact of covid-19 is hitting emergency departments in many ways
Since the covid-19 pandemic started, I have been working additional shifts in the emergency department alongside my role at the Medical Protection Society. I am however starting to see a decrease […]
What can pandemics teach us about mental health act admissions?
The SARS-Cov-2 pandemic has produced challenges for mental health services, but it also provides opportunities to reassess and improve our mental health care system. When National Health Service England (NHSE) […]
Protecting “covid-protected” cancer hubs
Many patients still face risks from nosocomial transmissions from asymptomatic healthcare workers and patients […]
Managing a covid-19 rehabilitation surge
The covid-19 pandemic has turned the way we run hospitals upside down, facilitating the expansion of intensive care and revolutionising the way we manage acutely ill patients. The use of […]