At the European Union of General Practitioners (UEMO) General Assembly in mid-June 2020, the Finnish delegation reported that the covid-19 pandemic was relatively under control in Finland. Lockdown was easing […]
In early April, one of MDDUS’ retired members described to me the feeling of returning to work as a doctor during the covid-19 emergency as being like “the deep breath […]
A pandemic does not abrogate our responsibility to protect the lives and human rights of people with a learning disability, says Keri-Michѐle Lodge […]
The covid-19 pandemic has precipitated a digital boom in healthcare, with radical digitisation reported in countries around the world. [1] As the initial peak declines, the NHS is relying on […]
Non drug interventions should be based on evidence. We need to generate this to inform the covid-19 and future pandemics, argues Margaret McCartney […]
John Milton’s sonnet “On his blindness,” expresses the sense of powerlessness, frustration, and even guilt that many feel in responding to situations beyond their control, where their ability for active […]
The medical community should use this moment to promote international scientific conferences that are more environmentally friendly, say Etienne Delacrétaz, Romaine Delacrétaz, and Nicholas Rowe […]
Like our sickest covid-19 patients, the NHS has been on life support since March. Many routine and necessary health services were put on hold. Retired nurses and doctors returned to the […]
Problems in the supply of PPE during the covid-19 pandemic are symptomatic of the ongoing neglect of doctors’ wellbeing, argues Judith Dawson […]
How can we translate the flexibility we’ve learnt during covid-19 into better training for doctors, asks Colin Melville […]
