The NHS is primarily concerned with fending off death. It may be crazy, but it’s so. No expense is spared: heroic surgery, prolonged chemotherapy, absurdly expensive drugs, intensive care, experimental […]
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Robin Baddeley: Should UK training programmes have doctors based on one site for two years?
A “residency model” may help rebuild bonds between doctors and their employers […]
Darren A Kilroy: NHS hospital beds: then, now, next?
The most important point in the bed narrative is that beds need staff […]
Shamil Haroon and Jochen Cals: Embedding research into general practice could help the NHS meet its challenges
We should take a leaf out of our Dutch colleagues’ book and raise the profile of research in general practice in the UK […]
Florence Wilcock: We need to help women navigate uncertainty during pregnancy
It’s our job to help women understand the impact of their choices, while avoiding judgment and being honest about our knowledge […]
Michael Marmot: The UK’s current health problems should be treated with urgency
Michael Marmot discusses why he’s calling for Jeremy Hunt to address urgent health problems in the UK […]
Philip Berry: Teething problems with duty of candour
To doctors what began as a transparent human response has evolved into a series of deadlines […]
Emma Cox: Are we ready to seize the opportunities the new contract gave us?
I started my foundation year 1 (FY1) post last year full of negativity about the new junior doctor contract being enforced. My expectations were that I was going to be […]
Andrew Green: Asking GPs to peer review all referrals undermines professionalism
The suggestion that all referral decisions must be reviewed is a slur on the competence of GPs […]
Richard Smith: A critique of Cyril Chantler’s plan for saving the NHS
Cyril Chantler—paediatric nephrologist, medical school dean, NHS manager, former chair of Great Ormond Street, and much else—is quite possibly the wisest man in the NHS. So we should play close […]