Chris Ham: The United Kingdom’s poor record on covid-19 is a failure of policy learning
Weaknesses in governance led to avoidable mistakes, says Chris Ham, as the UK death toll passes 100,000 […]
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The emotional journey of the covid vaccine recipient
Mary Higgins reflects on how it feels to receive the covid-19 vaccination […]
Those with the least have suffered the most during the covid-19 pandemic
People on the lowest incomes have faced the worst of the pandemic’s economic bite, write Ian Hamilton and Aleks Collingwood […]
The isolation paradox: proposed localised care training during the covid-19 pandemic in Scotland
Isolation is a double-edged sword: for infection prevention and control it means an island safe from the invasion of the coronavirus, but for many in this increasingly globalised age it […]
Revisiting the UK’s strategy for delaying the second dose of the Pfizer covid-19 vaccine
Neutralising antibody immunity likely to fall with delayed dose, say these authors […]
Covid-19 has added strain on overseas doctors unable to see their families
BAPIO, The BMA, and other medical organisations and colleges are calling for a change to visa rules for NHS doctors The NHS has a long history of relying heavily on […]
“Covid isolation discs”: how music can help our wellbeing
At the time of writing, covid lockdowns are tightening, and deaths are climbing. It is serious stuff as I know from working in ICU. We’re ten months in, and have […]
Bing Jones: Covid thrives on half truths and lies
The UK government’s half truths are dangerous, but the greater threat is when scientific and medical professionals tolerate them, says Bing Jones […]
Creating covid secure schools: We need strategy, not just ad hoc responses
As ever, when it comes to the UK government’s policy on schools, all we hear is the squealing of emergency brakes, say Susan Michie, Stephen Reicher, and John Drury […]
Covid-19: government must urgently rethink lateral flow test roll out
Plans to widen roll out risk serious harm […]