Positioning the next stage of the pandemic as a matter of “learning to live with” covid-19 suits those who do not want to be held accountable for what has happened, […]
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James Devine: With rising pressures on all parts of the NHS, this is the time for the whole system to come together to find solutions
The NHS is under enormous pressure, with the strain being felt across all parts of the service. No wonder that many NHS leaders are saying it feels like “winter in […]
The NHS’s recovery from the elective care backlog must begin by empowering the consumer
Tackling the NHS backlog doesn’t just call for time and money, it needs transformation across the pathway, say Robert Ede and Sean Phillips Much has been written about the waiting […]
Nick Hopkinson: Against “stupidity” and the tyranny of merit
Albert Einstein’s observation, “two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I am not yet completely sure about the universe,” has been much cited since the emergence of […]
Camilla Kingdon: Cuts to Universal Credit will leave children hungry
The number of people claiming Universal Credit has increased by 98% since March 2020. Increased levels of unemployment and job insecurity have meant that families that were “getting by” before […]
Will covid-19 turn the tide in India’s political discourse?
India’s healthcare system has for a long time been a mirror image of the country’s many contradictions. With a health budget of about 1.3% of GDP, it has a woefully […]
Chris Hopson: Latest NHS performance data confirm the service is under huge pressure
It’s a huge relief to everyone in the NHS that the predictions of 100,000 covid infections a day, once social distancing restrictions were lifted on 19 July 2021, haven’t materialised. […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Hobson–Jobson
During the recent debate about the use of the word “curry”, I looked it up in Hobson–Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, […]
Learning lessons from covid-19 to reduce global health inequity
Kiran CR Patel and colleagues outline six key ways in which we can improve equity during the pandemic and in its aftermath Scenes initially from Italy, then Brazil, and more […]
The legacies of colonialism: putting African covid-19 vaccination into context
Vaccination is an essential tool to stop the spread of infectious diseases. Yet, as the Delta variant of SARS-COV-2 spreads across the world, Africa, with a covid-19 vaccination rate of […]