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Martin McKee: How can we hold political leaders accountable for failures in pandemics?

February 12, 2021

Covid-19 has had a huge impact across the world. There is no doubt that political decisions have played a major role, says Martin McKee […]

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Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Syndromes

February 12, 2021

One word stands out from those listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) as having been first recorded in 1983 (Table 1): Rett [syndrome], an X-linked disorder, with slow development, […]

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Ann Robinson’s research reviews—12 February 2021

February 12, 2021

Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]

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Anna Garner: Informal debriefs have been essential in bringing staff back together and creating team cohesion

February 12, 2021

During the first peak of the pandemic I spoke with a friend who compared covid-19 to grief, “you can’t see it, but it changes everything,” and indeed they are right. […]

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Ensuring patients receive their vaccine boosters at the correct time, must now be a priority

February 12, 2021

At the end of 2020, the UK became the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer BioNTech covid-19 vaccine. The announcement sparked great excitement in the medical community. […]

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“The purpose of power is to give it away”—what covid can teach us about organ donation

February 12, 2021

Nye Bevan, the son of a coal miner and arguably the founder of the NHS, once said “The purpose of getting power is to be able to give it away.” […]

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Covid fatigue—the worst weeks yet?

February 11, 2021

In 2020, we wrote an opinion piece about covid fatigue that struck a chord with healthcare workers across the world. At that time, we were starting to see the toll […]

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A new bill to reform the NHS in England: the wrong proposals at the wrong time

February 11, 2021

The government’s draft white paper for reform of the NHS in England, which was leaked on 5 February 2021, is a remarkable document—as much for what it does not say, […]

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Ian Hamilton: Alcohol related deaths are on the rise, but we remain a nation in denial

February 11, 2021

The UK is stuck in a deadly catch-22 where access to help for alcohol addiction is harder, while people drinking at hazardous levels have increased their consumption, writes Ian Hamilton […]

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Chris Hopson: Living with covid-19 long term 

February 10, 2021

Covid-19 will have profound consequences for the NHS for many years to come, and we need to be ready to manage that, says Chris Hopson […]

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