Charlotte Squires: The shielded doctor
I am a medical registrar and therefore should be an asset to the current covid-19 pandemic; unlike trainees being redeployed from other specialties, acute medicine is where I have trained, […]
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The urgent need to transfer vulnerable migrants from Europe’s largest migrant hotspot
Jacqueline Bhabha and Vasileia Digidiki discuss the current covid-19 situation in Greece, the migrant hotspot Greek islands, and what the EU should be doing to help the crisis. […]
Coronavirus has been an unpleasant wake up call of more than one sort
Our human propensity to ignore non-immediate threats until they are upon us has led to many unfortunate tragedies. Rarely though have we had the opportunity to watch one play out […]
Mike Gill: Whitehall has locked down its own capacity for flexible thinking
We are all in lockdown, but covid-19 seems to have been the spur to all sorts of imaginative behaviours on the ground. For example, NHS care delivery has been redesigned […]
Jennifer Darlow: Thanks for the support, but I don’t want your clapping
When this pandemic has passed and the applause has faded, the NHS will need support more than ever, argues Jennifer Darlow […]
Somnath Bose: Coronavirus is changing healthcare from within
As we continue to grapple with the unprecedented changes bought on by the covid-19 pandemic, slowly but most certainly the entire world has now realized that we had greatly underestimated […]
Susan Bewley: Things should never be the same again in the screening world
The suspension of routine breast cancer screening during covid-19 offers an opportunity to reconsider criticisms of the programme, argues Susan Bewley […]
Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews—10 April 2020
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals. […]
The effects of isolation on the physical and mental health of older adults
With the world in the grip of the covid-19 pandemic, unprecedented restrictions have been placed on social freedoms. The UK government has asked those aged 70 years and older to […]
Jessica Potter: We must find alternatives to direct human contact for people in ICUs
While people in intensive care are not allowed visitors, it is vital that they are still able to maintain their human connections to the outside world, argues Jessica Potter […]