The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s decision to delay the second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in the UK until 12 weeks after the first dose—instead of following the […]
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Preventing family from visiting patients with covid-19 is unnecessary, cruel, and inhumane
We can do better for our patients and their families, says Ammar Waraich […]
Can the UK meet its target of offering all adults a covid-19 vaccine by 31 July?
The government’s new vaccination target is ambitious but achievable, says Azeem Majeed […]
A co-led training programme to support patients to take on key roles in teaching and advancing active patient and public involvement
The progressive development of patient and public involvement (PPI) in healthcare and health research reflects a shift to working “with” patients rather than for them and its benefits are increasingly […]
“Wellness Wednesdays” anaesthetic trainee catch-ups during covid-19
North Devon District Hospital is a small remote district general hospital (DGH), with a number of trainees living on their own. Due to a reduced support network during the covid-19 […]
Lessons learnt about PPI from the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare’s first fully virtual conference
What we had planned In November, the International Forum for Quality and Safety in Healthcare hosted its first fully virtual conference. Over the last few years there has been an […]
Meaningful patient participation in online events: #InvolvingPatientsOnline
In the nine years since it was first formulated, the Patients Included charter has become an important indicator of quality and inclusiveness for organisers of healthcare conferences looking to ensure […]
Community pharmacy has been an indispensable element of the covid-19 response
The ongoing covid-19 crisis has taught Europe’s healthcare systems several important lessons. One of them is the need for effective organisation and deployment of primary healthcare to ensure the continuity […]
Contact tracing of in-patients with covid-19: the use of volunteers to enhance NHS Test and Trace
Contact tracing is a fundamental part of controlling the covid-19 pandemic. The vaccination rollout continues at pace, but basic public health strategies will be needed for months, possibly years. Finding […]
The NICE draft guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation need key revisions
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) draft guidelines for the management of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) contain recommendations at odds with available scientific data and recently updated guidelines […]