The global race for covid-19 vaccines seems well underway to break all speed records. But this focus on rapid vaccine development, fuelled by unprecedented political, financial, and populist pressures, risks […]
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Covid-19 and the false dichotomy between centralised and decentralised healthcare systems
If only we were more like Germany has been a recurring refrain in England during the covid-19 pandemic. Axel Heitmueller and Lars Roemheld consider the role of German decentralisation in […]
Richard Smith: Medical schools move to teaching online consultation with patients
As for everybody and every organisation, the covid-19 pandemic has presented challenges, but also opportunities, to medical schools. One challenge is how the schools can ensure adequate and safe contact […]
Treatment for eating disorders during and after covid-19
Lorna Collins, Agnes Ayton, and David Viljoen discuss how a collaborative approach to healthcare has been developed and accelerated in the context of covid-19, for eating disorders patients in Oxford […]
Ceinwen Giles: Logistic toxicity in time of covid-19
While the physical toxicity of a disease is well recognised, little gets said about the exhausting administrative burden that patients face […]
Shifting the blame for a spike in covid-19 cases on South Asian communities is unfair and counterproductive
Government communication on local restrictions was poor, says Manchester based GP, Siema Iqbal This year because of the covid-19 pandemic, it wasn’t going to be a “normal” Eid. But the […]
A catalyst for change? How the experience of the pandemic will shape community provision in future
Keeping patients well outside of a hospital setting and getting them home as soon as possible once they are medically fit delivers benefits both to the individual and to the […]
Sahar Abdulrahman: Do Black Lives Matter in the NHS?
Without analysing Blackness specifically, we cannot understand or defeat the anti-blackness that exists in the NHS, says Sahar Abdulrahman […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Pseudonymy
Have you ever used a pseudonym? There are many reasons for doing so. The word “pseudonym” comes from two Greek words: the combining form ψευδο- or ψευδ- before a vowel, […]
Clare Gerada: As the “covid-cohort” start clinical practice, I wish them luck
We have just begun that time of the year when newly qualified doctors start their first year in clinical practice. I wish this “covid-cohort” luck and congratulate them on entering […]