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Liz Wager: Do we need to rethink our approaches to research misconduct and research integrity?

January 16, 2012

Yesterday I took part in a joint BMJ/COPE meeting on research misconduct. The discussion set me thinking about factors that create and sustain healthy research environments. When we talk about […]

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Tessa Richards at the Global Forum for Health Research, Beijing 29 Oct-2 Nov

November 6, 2007

” I believe that you do not measure the health of a society by GNP, but by the condition of its worst off. ” Zygmunt Bauman Equitable access to health […]

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An open plea for dignity and respect in science

March 22, 2021

Only by listening to and debating honest opposing views, can we hope to overcome the fear and anger that surrounds us, say these authors […]

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Sahar Abdulrahman: Do Black Lives Matter in the NHS?

August 3, 2020

Without analysing Blackness specifically, we cannot understand or defeat the anti-blackness that exists in the NHS, says Sahar Abdulrahman […]

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The NHS is 72 this year, covid-19 has taught us some tough lessons

July 31, 2020

The NHS is 72 this year. This anniversary comes as the NHS and the general public face challenging times. The covid-19 pandemic is far from over, and while the long […]

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David Oliver: Outdated rants provide no solutions for a modern NHS

February 7, 2020

Earlier this week, Norman Tebbit, a high profile cabinet minister and spokesperson during Margaret Thatcher’s government, used a Daily Telegraph column to share his views on solutions for the crisis […]

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Pallavi Bradshaw: Punishing doctors unfairly for clinical error will not advance patient safety

November 12, 2018

As doctors become more fearful of medical error, the open culture we need to learn from mistakes will slip further away […]

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Esmée Hanna: Patient dignity must be central to appropriate disposal of body parts

October 19, 2018

Dignity in healthcare should be enacted at every step of a patient’s care, including when parts of people’s bodies have to be disposed of, says Esmée Hanna […]

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Paul D Thacker: Time to act on industry influence over medicine and lay zombie arguments to rest

October 5, 2018

We have the evidence that change is needed, says Paul D Thacker […]

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Charging for maternity care: How did the “hostile environment” go this far?

September 26, 2018

Vulnerable women are bearing the brunt, say Neal Russell, Sophie Windsor, and Susan Bewley […]

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