If the NHS wants to retain its staff, it needs to adapt to their needs as individuals, say Dena El-Sawy, Emma Cox, Lord Archibald Kirkwood, and Johann Malawana […]
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Preserving professionalism in the current healthcare environment
Healthcare has become a victim of its own success, with more patients being treated than ever before, and more patients surviving for long periods with multiple comorbidities. This has put […]
Medical professionalism: a key to a better health system and more satisfied doctors
I wonder how many medical students and doctors could confidently define “medical professionalism.” Few, I suspect. Indeed, I don’t think that I could have done until I spent two months […]
Richard Smith: Reducing variation in practice—at last?
Healthcare, says Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England, is the world’s largest cottage industry. This is illustrated by the enormous variations in practice that occur all across healthcare. Ten […]
Scott Wilkes: Studying medicine has been for the privileged, but that’s got to change
Improving access to medical school is not just a question of “doing the right thing,” it’s critical for our profession […]
Naomi Delap: There is a clear route to improving care for perinatal women and babies in custody
Recently published research has revealed the extent and nature of the risks and challenges experienced by perinatal women and their babies in the prison system in England. Urgent changes are […]
Christina Pagel: Doctors and nurses can have an influence on Brexit to help protect the NHS
If nurses and doctors believe that the NHS will get worse after Brexit, they should spread this message—it could change minds, says Christina Pagel […]
There is no version of Brexit which will benefit the NHS—only varying degrees of harm
Sarah Wollaston and Paul Williams say why they are tabling an amendment in favour of a People’s Vote […]
Pallavi Bradshaw: Punishing doctors unfairly for clinical error will not advance patient safety
As doctors become more fearful of medical error, the open culture we need to learn from mistakes will slip further away […]
Richard Smith: A case that illustrates why the NHS appointment system needs to move from the 18th to the 21st century
Today the Royal College of Physicians has concluded that the way the NHS runs outpatient appointments is stuck in the 18th century. Many of the appointments are not necessary, and […]