Tony O’Sullivan, co-chair of the campaign Keep Our NHS Public, welcomed viewers to the first session of the People’s Covid Inquiry (PCI). He said that the aim of the inquiry […]
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Matthew Taylor: The #NotTooMuchToMask campaign
The remaining national covid restrictions may have been lifted in England, but cases of covid-19 are very much still on the rise, with daily increases now close to those we […]
Managing rising covid-19 cases in ICU: No longer a new experience, but it gets harder every time
To cope with a growing number of hospitalisations for covid-19, we need to once again stretch our staff, writes Shondipon Laha […]
The need for a new rehabilitation strategy in the UK
Many groups of patients would benefit from rehabilitation management. We need an integrated workforce to care for them, say Allan Cole, Miriam Duffy, and Jane Dacre […]
“Freedom Day” is on the horizon, and brings with it the risk of mass covid-19 infection
England is currently experiencing a surging third wave of the covid-19 pandemic, and cases are increasing exponentially. We do not subscribe to the policy of letting the virus rip loose […]
Daniel Sokol: Is the NHS really under “unprecedented” pressure?
On 9 July 2021, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges—the coordinating body for the UK and Ireland’s medical Royal Colleges and Faculties—issued a statement. It called for a “responsible approach […]
The government must invest in additional capacity in the NHS and public health to deal with future shocks
The NHS is back in the headlines as hospital admissions of patients with covid-19 increase again and work to restore services for patients with other conditions gathers momentum. Underlying the […]
Chris Hopson: NHS Trust pressures—addressing demand when capacity is constrained
Daily case rates for new positive covid-19 tests have now reached around 35,000 a day and the government is predicting they could reach as many as 100,000 a day. The […]
Where are we with covid-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom’s vaccination programme is faltering and unless vaccination numbers increase quickly, too many people will be at risk from covid-19 when restrictions in England end on 19 July […]
Political appointees in the NHS—be careful what you wish for
The 2021-22 Health and Care Bill gives politicians new powers to control the detail of how the healthcare service runs. But past evidence suggests this may be unwise, unnecessary, and […]