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The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is highlighting seven research legends whose work has shaped the NHS, as part of its celebrations for the NHS’s 70th birthday and the […]
Andrew S Al-Rais: The art of shared learning—it’s good to talk
Opportunities for shared learning are increasingly being lost in NHS hospitals, but we need them now more than ever […]
Daniel Sokol: Reflections on Bawa-Garba—a symbol of the medical profession’s discontent
The true significance of the Bawa-Garba case lies in what it represents: a profession in crisis […]
Richard Smith: Measuring research impact—all the rage but hard to get right
Somehow science managed to struggle through several thousand years, having considerable impact as it went (think electricity, atomic power, penicillin), without either defining or measuring impact, but now measuring the […]
Richard Lehman’s journal reviews—30 July 2018
Richard Lehman’s final review of the latest research in the top medical journals […]
Neel Sharma: For healthcare systems to function effectively in the future, an outward looking approach is needed
It is clear from the press, social media, and research evidence that patients and their relatives will not wait to raise concerns if their expectations of the care provided to […]
Amza Ali: Overcoming bias against research from lower income countries
Each of us is on a lifelong search for legitimacy and authenticity. Often this takes place through the lens of our career and vocation. I am a senior UK- and […]
Martin Kaminski: Advice for the first week of junior doctorhood
Once again, another annual changeover day on the first Wednesday of August is upon us—the day every year where medical students across the UK take the wheel for the first […]