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We risk our careers if we discuss assisted dying, say UK palliative care consultants
Five anonymous palliative care doctors say that although views diverge among specialists, palliative medicine’s professional association is stifling any free speech on assisted dying […]
A UK-wide IXN for the NHS—a new solution for a digital NHS
On 14th February 2019, hot on the heels of the launch of the Topol Review, a UK-wide industry exchange network (IXN) for the NHS was created. While many of us […]
Colin Hutchinson : “Where have all the doctors gone—and why?”
The Doctors for the NHS Essay PrizeIn collaboration with The BMJ“Where have all the doctors gone—and why?”Open to all doctors in training Last year, Doctors for the NHS (DFNHS) and […]
Neil Chanchlani: Britain’s opioid crisis—lessons to be learnt from Canada
The Times has recently launched Britain’s Opioid Crisis, a campaign to highlight the growing problem of opioid use within the UK. Following in North America’s footsteps, UK national headlines now […]
Charlotte Paddison: Addressing the challenge of multimorbidity
Six years after the clarion call to “redesign health care for people who use it,” care designed around the needs of those with multimorbidity is still the exception rather than […]
James Davies: CPR for all—a case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?
James Davies considers the implications of blanket policies that direct healthcare professionals to “give CPR to all” […]
Danny Dorling: Austerity bites—falling life expectancy in the UK
On 8 March 2019 Lu Hiam and Martin McKee, referring to the most recent report from the Institute of Actuaries, said that we should not be surprised to discover that […]
Richard Thorley: Recycling in hospitals—couldn’t we do better?
Households and businesses have already stepped up to the challenge of recycling more and reducing waste. Hospitals need to catch up, says Richard Thorley […]
Christopher Martyn’s research reviews—18 March 2019
Christopher Martyn reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]