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Eugene Milne: The transfer of public health to local authorities suggests alternatives are possible
This April marked five years since public health transitioned from the NHS to local authorities in England. A recent Association of Directors of Public Health survey found 67% of respondents […]
Richard Smith: How to improve NHS Improvement
Baroness Dido Harding (pictured), the chair of NHS Improvement, is the latest in a series of high achieving business people brought in to improve the NHS, and last week she […]
Matt Morgan and Paul Twose: Efficient, fragmented holistic care
It is a familiar situation—sitting on the ward, long after your shift has finished, waiting for the phone to ring so you can clarify a patient treatment plan. Was that […]
Daniel Sokol: Alfie Evans and guerrilla warfare
The consequences of disputes, often, are contrary to the best interests of the children at the centre of them […]
Kailash Chand: Racism is still rife in the NHS
Staff from black and minority ethnic backgrounds have been essential to the NHS throughout its history, yet there’s still much to be done to ensure they’re treated equally […]
Richard Smith: Why the NHS shouldn’t be given more funds
Increased funding risks propping up a system that has to change […]
The NHS at 70: its greatest achievements and the power of individual stories
For the 70th anniversary of the NHS in July 2018, The BMJ is asking, “What is the NHS’s greatest achievement?” Nominations to answer this question in less than 100 words […]
Matthew Roycroft: Medicine’s generation gap—let’s stop comparing
The modern trainee wants exactly what doctors have always wanted: to see patients regularly, to diagnose, to treat, and to learn from those experiences […]
Integrating health and social care in England—when the sum is not greater than its parts
The government’s announcement that the Department of Health and its Secretary of State were to have “social care” added to their titles was presented as a step forward in achieving […]