The shortage of general practitioners in the NHS is widely acknowledged, but this has not resulted in the kinds of changes that will make a difference. Last week, Martin Marshall, […]
“It’s really quite hard not to feel outright anger at the evidence that we’ve heard over the last few months.” – Tony O’Sullivan This was the final session of the […]
“How a society treats its most vulnerable is always the measure of its humanity” is a well-known quote often attributed to Mahatma Gandhi. With the “levelling up” agenda being quoted […]
After a rapid start, the pace of the United Kingdom’s (UK) covid-19 vaccination programme has slowed down while the UK still faces high infection, hospitalisation, and death rates, and a […]
A major report from a year-long joint inquiry by the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee and Science and Technology Committee offers a forensic analysis of six aspects […]
A new report from two House of Commons committees highlights the UK’s failed pandemic response. Martin McKee unpicks the findings […]
Refugees, asylum seekers, and undocumented migrants are at increased risk of exposure to covid-19 and associated morbidity and mortality, but are more likely to experience barriers to covid-19 vaccine uptake […]
Now that covid-19 vaccination of children in the UK is starting, it is essential that the legal basis of consent for a medical intervention in this group are well understood […]
In recent months, a multitude of voices have raised the alarm about the covid-19 crisis in Nepal, imploring wealthy nations like the US to provide immediate vaccine aid. These calls […]
Covid-19 has had a disproportionate impact on ethnic minority populations, including South Asian communities in the UK, and highlighted the urgent need for culturally appropriate health information. Written and multimedia […]
