The chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his annual budget on Monday. His unenviable task was to make good on the prime minister’s promise of an end to austerity, without raising taxes […]
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Greta McLachlan: Please put your oxygen mask on first before helping others
If we don’t look after ourselves then we will be no good at looking after our patients, says Greta McLachlan […]
Edward Ridyard: Charging for hospital car parking risks demoralising the NHS workforce
The NHS is run on goodwill, yet unfair car parking charges show a thorough disregard for staff […]
Samir Dawlatly: Advancing healthcare—less self-improvement, more system development
Healthcare systems are notoriously bad at embracing innovative change. The reasons for this are many, complex, and ultimately frustrating for those trying to bring about change—even those who don’t stand […]
Esmée Hanna: Patient dignity must be central to appropriate disposal of body parts
Dignity in healthcare should be enacted at every step of a patient’s care, including when parts of people’s bodies have to be disposed of, says Esmée Hanna […]
Diversifying and decolonising the medical curriculum
Faye Gishen and Amali Lokugamage As patient populations grow increasingly diverse and complex, doctors and medical students should be equipped with the skills and knowledge to treat patients from minority […]
Giles Maskell: Time to put place based rivalry to rest
No one is by definition a better doctor because they work at a particular site […]
Walking in each other’s kingdom: A GP-consultant exchange scheme
The experience of observing a colleague in a different specialty can rekindle compassion for them and improves collaboration, say Adam Fraser, Sally Ross, and Pritti Aggarwal […]
Creating joy in work is the only way to save the NHS
How do we move from a culture of “having” to make change to one of “wanting” to make change? […]
Cassandra Cameron: The NHS must support more clinicians into senior trust leadership roles
Compared to other national healthcare systems, the English NHS has relatively fewer chief executives with a clinical background. While clinical expertise is not a prerequisite for success in the role, […]