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Richard Smith: Chair of NHS England wants a £50 billion NHS bond, culture change, a good relationship with the private sector, and innovation
Lord Prior, the chair of NHS England, is tall and thin, has a playful smile most of the time, and answers questions with a directness unusual in the higher echelons […]
Ann Robinson’s journal review — 5 June 2019
Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
Penelope Brown: Safeguarding the welfare of reality television participants
Safeguarding the welfare of reality television participants is under the spotlight. Following the death of a guest on the Jeremy Kyle Show and the deaths of two former contestants in […]
Carl Heneghan: What next for transvaginal mesh?
Not a day goes by without the transvaginal mesh story evolving and becoming more confusing. The issues are complex, and it is often difficult to know what is being recommended […]
Anita Charlesworth: We need a social care system that is as much a source of national pride as the NHS
History casts a long shadow and often it’s the choices that seem less important in the moment that have the biggest long-term impact. In 1948, older and disabled people were […]
Jo Taylor: It’s time to call time on “The end of treatment bell”
I was first diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2007 and since then I have had many rounds of chemotherapy. I am currently attending a chemotherapy unit every three weeks. […]
Conflict in eastern Ukraine is a reminder that older people are especially vulnerable in emergencies
When Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) first launched a mobile clinic project to respond to the critical need for primary healthcare and mental health services in the conflict affected […]
Giles Maskell: The joy of local
One of the most pressing needs for doctors is to rediscover the joy of practising medicine […]
Alison Leary: The healthcare workforce should be shaped by outcomes, rather than outputs
It’s time to think more radically about the way we plan the healthcare workforce, says Alison Leary […]