The culture of working without breaks is dangerous to doctors’ and patients’ wellbeing, only a cultural shift can change things, argues Heidi Edmundson […]
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Jane Wilcock: The digitalisation of NHS patient care should be medically tested
The rapid digitalisation of the NHS must be robust in identifying the benefits, failures, and risks of new and existing technologies, says Jane Wilcock […]
David Zigmond: General practice is disintegrating due to its serial reforms
Why is it so difficult to get continuity of care, or even an appointment, with your GP? And why is the GP workforce now so unhappy and depleted? […]
Katie Knight: Mind the generation gap
Generational representation should be seen as another important aspect of diversity, says Katie Knight […]
Expanding neverland—applying never events management to hospital infrastructure
It had been a tough weekend for our colleagues. They had to deal with a complex patient in cardiac arrest. Yet the response team took days to get to them. […]
Will Warburton: Away from blame—can a new people plan for the NHS help shift culture?
What is the single biggest problem facing the NHS? According to Dido Harding, Chair of NHS Improvement, it’s that “we don’t have enough people wanting to work in it.” The […]
Jeeves Wijesuriya: It is crucial that junior doctors have their say on the proposed new deal
Over the last three years, my colleagues and I on the BMA junior doctors committee have been lobbying and negotiating hard for substantial additional investment and changes to the current […]
James Warwick: MAPs can become a key part of the NHS workforce, but they must not be treated as cheap, quickly trained doctors
Last month the BMA’s junior doctors conference passed a motion to “actively oppose” medical associate professionals (MAPs) being treated equally to them when it comes to medical staffing. I proposed […]
Sam Finnikin: Financial support and revolutionary fervour needed to embed shared decision making
You may, or may not, have noticed that the 6 June was “What matters to you?’ Day”—an international initiative to encourage people to have a “What matters to you?” conversation […]
We don’t need AI to pass the Turing Test to be helpful in healthcare
This week, Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England, announced that hospitals are to receive extra funding for substituting human labour with AI-provided analysis. We applaud the move by the […]