As of the 8 June 2021, there have been over 170 million cases of covid-19 and 3.7 million deaths worldwide. In the UK, over 4.5 million cases have been reported […]
NHS
Martin Marshall: Data sharing must be based on trust
NHS Digital’s General Practice Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR) programme has received a great deal of attention and caused significant controversy over the past few weeks. After calling for […]
David Wrigley: Don’t call us resilient
Health and social care staff have held up a broken system for far too long, writes David Wrigley […]
Covid-19 and the delta variant—we need an urgent focus on mitigations in schools
On the 17 May 2021, the UK government removed the requirement for face coverings in secondary schools in England. [1] Writing in The BMJ on 14 May 2021, we argued […]
Building a sustainable infrastructure for covid-19 vaccinations long term
With covid-19 booster vaccinations likely in the near future, now is the time to consider how to create a sustainable, long term infrastructure for vaccine delivery, say Simon Hodes and […]
Hugh Alderwick: How well did policymakers protect adult social care during the covid-19 pandemic?
A key question for the future public inquiry into the UK government’s handling of covid-19 will be how well policymakers protected people using and providing adult social care. A rehearsal […]
Chris Hopson: Should covid-19 restrictions be relaxed on 21 June? We need to look at the stark realities
As we head towards decision day on unlocking remaining covid-19 restrictions, it’s clear that very significant risks remain, says Chris Hopson […]
Coming full circle on rehabilitation—a community hospital during covid
William Deeley describes how staff working in a community hospital had to adapt during the pandemic, and how their learning is now being put to use in supporting the rehabilitation […]
Will falls in vaccine hesitancy reduce ethnic disparities in vaccination rates?
The vaccination rollout in the UK has accelerated in light of the Delta variant and 50% of adults have now had their second covid-19 vaccination. Parth Patel and Thomas Byrne […]
Aneez Esmail: Should GPs look after patients who choose to stay at home with covid-19?
It was a patient who I visited at home that made me think about how GPs could improve on the care that is offered to patients with covid-19. The patient […]