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Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Lupus minimus and esthiomene
Latin adjectives mostly form regular comparatives and superlatives: for example, longus, longior, longissimus (long, longer, longest), a self-descriptive sequence; or sapiens, sapientior, sapientissimus (wise, wiser, wisest). But there are exceptions. […]
Anya de Iongh: What opportunities do primary care networks present for patient partnership?
When we use healthcare services, the chances are that our contact with the NHS happens in primary care. In fact there are over 300 million GP appointments each year. While […]
Clare Bostock: Bring your daughter to cervical screening
We can all help to demystify this test by talking more openly about it, says Clare Bostock […]
Ella Fuller: What NHS providers need to address the care deficit in mental health services
The NHS long term plan, and the previous five year forward view for mental health, have set out ambitious plans and increased investment to improve the quality, volume, and accessibility […]
Kieran Walsh: Pharmacogenetics—the future is networks
Pharmacogenetics is an area of rapid growth in the UK and internationally. It offers enormous opportunities and challenges to healthcare professionals and healthcare systems. Just one single opportunity is the […]
It’s time to put a hard stop to antibiotic overprescribing in hospitals
Improvements in primary care antibiotic use have not been matched in secondary care. [1,2] Although hospitals account for a minority of human antibiotic use, they are where most broad-spectrum antibiotics […]
Richard Smith: Donald Irvine—a medical leader who both failed and succeeded
On a train north I read Donald Irvine’s obituary in The BMJ, and memories flood into my mind. These memories are one of the gifts of age, preferable to T […]
Nishma Manek: GP teaching—how can we make it fit for purpose?
GPs need meaningful teaching in leadership, population health management, and an understanding of the wider system […]
Matt Morgan: Life and how to live it
I still remember the first time I heard the haunting American sound of Michael Stipe, the lead singer of the band R.E.M. I was 10 years old when my dad […]