We are all asked for feedback. We all receive feedback and then feedback on the feedback. This almost obsessive behaviour with feedback, in many cases, means the emphasis on the […]
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Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Diffusion + dissemination = promulgation
As I have previously discussed, although the idea of translational research did not start to emerge as such until the 1980s, it had roots in the idea of “diffusion of […]
Iain Overton: What can Manchester learn from healthcare responses to other Western terror attacks?
Iain Overton discusses how health services responded to the London 7/7 bombings and the Boston Marathon attack. […]
Sarah Walpole: Taking risks and making changes—lessons from Brazil
“For people to change, they need to connect,” Professor Pavao said to me on the car journey into UNESP university, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. It was my second day of […]
James Partridge: Face equality day and its challenge for healthcare professionals
Today, 26th May 2017, is Face Equality Day—the first in the UK. People all over the country will be wearing the unique butterfly that is the Changing Faces logo on their […]
Daniel Grant: We the doctors of tomorrow need to stop failing our patients and ourselves
Being a doctor should be about being human, and yet it is one of the most dehumanising jobs of all. As I sat in NESTA’s People Powered Health conference recently […]
Colin Drummond: Cuts to addiction services are a false economy
“Savings” in specialist services are increasing pressure elsewhere in the NHS, says Colin Drummond. […]
Kelly O’Neill Young: Industry puts out its hand to support patient leaders
Over the past eight years, I have attended many conferences and scientific meetings. As a reporter, presenter, or panelist, I have informed the public, challenged industry, and uplifted patients and caregivers. […]
Liz Wager: How should journals and universities liaise over problematic publications?
Here’s a CLUE … Journals have a responsibility not to mislead their readers. That seems pretty straightforward and uncontroversial, but achieving this lofty aim can be tricky. In order to […]
Chelsea Clinton and Devi Sridhar: Five tasks for the new WHO DG
Chelsea Clinton and Devi Sridhar set out five tasks for the newly elected DG of the WHO […]