We should resist the push for financial incentives, increased screening uptake, reorganisation, and restructuring, says Margaret McCartney […]
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Improving Access to Psychological Therapies: An idea that’s failed to deliver
The overwhelmed, under-resourced, and impersonal IAPT model has not lived up to its promise, says Kamal Sidhu […]
Ethical standards are compromised by workload, resources and time pressure
You would be hard pressed to find many, if any clinicians, not describing their work environment as challenging and stressed. We can all relate to the unease that systemic factors […]
Rebecca Rosen: Continuity of care is as important as access to GP services
We must value the beneficial effects of continuity alongside the public demand for access to GP services […]
What will it take to halve childhood obesity by 2030?
Childhood obesity directly affects children’s physical and mental health, and often persists into adult life, causing significant morbidity and mortality. In England, a third of children aged 10 to 11 […]
Philip Berry: Doctor, patient, and the duty of candour
It is inevitable that doctors will find themselves in a “candour conversation,” says Philip Berry, who calls for more training to ensure this fraught conversation is beneficial for patients and […]
Stephen Black: To benefit the NHS, AI must be guided by intelligence, not hype
The NHS won’t get much for spending £250m on AI if we don’t apply some judgment about where to apply it, says Stephen Black […]
Katie Mantell: Why health research and innovation don’t make it into practice
Last year, more than 800,000 patients took part in research studies in the NHS supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)—a record level. Innovation is one of the […]
Jacob Wilson: The NHS as a monopsony
The NHS’s position as the sole employer of trainee doctors is pushing down working conditions, says Jacob Wilson […]
Jeremy Taylor: Money for supporting and promoting volunteers in the NHS is a drop in the ocean
Volunteering in health and social care is a big deal. A 2013 King’s Fund report estimated that about three million people volunteer in health and social care across England. The […]