Emmert Roberts describes how a recent attempt to improve care for his patients was prevented by financial silos in the NHS […]
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Cheng-Hock Toh: The current geographical spread of research is failing patients
Wherever our patients are, they should all have the same opportunities to take part in research, says Cheng-Hock Toh […]
Louella Vaughan: Should we use pay incentives for shortage specialties? The evidence suggests it’s worth a try
Pay incentives have always been controversial within the NHS. Only recently, David Oliver argued against their use in boosting numbers in acute specialties, such as emergency medicine, acute medicine, intensive […]
Training to be unpopular: five short steps to becoming a public health advocate
Josie Murray and Nicholas Leigh-Hunt Coming to the end of their training, many final year public health registrars may reflect on whether they have been able to make a difference, […]
Richard Smith: Using behavioural economics to improve healthcare and prevent doctor burnout
Since Daniel Kahneman’s magnificent book, Thinking Fast and Slow, made us think differently about ourselves—as Darwin and Freud had done before—we have become familiar with the ideas of flawed thinking, […]
Saika Hussain: Does becoming disabled take away a medical career?
Saika Hussain describes the barriers to practising medicine that she has faced since acquiring a disability […]
Sarah Markham: The success of the high intensity user programme should see it rolled out across the NHS
It all starts with a phone call and a simple opener: “Hi. My name’s Rhian. I work on behalf of the emergency department and I’m really worried about you. I […]
Collette Isabel Stadler: Rhetoric versus reality in child and adolescent mental health
Achieving “parity of esteem” between physical and mental health is a noble ambition, but it does not reflect the current reality for our youth, says Collette Isabel Stadler […]
Tom Nolan: Primary care networks are coming
The deadline for GP practices to form primary care networks is almost here, but Tom Nolan finds he still has questions […]
Richard Smith: Making your complaint count
I’m a great complainer. As I have written before, I believe that we have a duty to complain in order to improve services and products. We usually complain after a poor […]