How to lose friends and alienate people? On the problems of vaccine passports
Are “vaccine passports” a good idea? Well, much depends on what is meant by the term, for it is used to refer to a host of very different things. First, […]
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Ten reasons to restore ODA research funding
The allocation of Official Development Assistance (ODA) funds to UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has enabled the UK to play a major role in tackling the global challenges embodied in […]
Rapid research in a pandemic: foresight, preparedness, and collaboration
The pandemic was not what we expected. A new respiratory virus had been identified and the WHO declared a public health emergency of international concern. Predictions of possible mortality rates […]
Structural racism is a fundamental cause and driver of ethnic disparities in health
The UK government report on race disparities is a missed opportunity and will lead to a worsening of systemic inequalities, say these authors […]
You cannot practice public health without engaging in politics
We are living in extraordinary times. 2021 brings the covid-19 mortality to >2 million deaths worldwide and to >100,000 deaths in the UK. Steely eyed scientists are finding themselves the […]
Nigel Edwards: Re-examining the model of outpatients and specialist referrals
At present, it seems hard to imagine a time when the covid-19 pandemic will be over, but when it eventually is, there will be an opportunity to cement many of […]
Intimate partner violence as a public health problem
The health sector has a responsibility to support people who face intimate partner violence, but it is most effective when approaches are trauma informed and centered around survivors’ individual needs, […]
Early vaccination of prisoners and prison staff is important to reduce mortality and protect the rights of prisoners
In their recent letter to the Health and Social Care Secretary the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advised that although prisons may be higher risk in terms of […]
Nick Scriven: Protecting healthcare staff welfare following the “Third Wave”
As the NHS battles to recover from the tsunami of patients afflicted by covid-19, already exhausted medical and nursing staff need to find the energy and compassion to carry on, […]
Pallavi Bradshaw: Can the usual legal tests be applied fairly in cases involving remote consultations during the pandemic?
We will have all heard the phrase “the Bolam test”—the case itself is so memorable because of its shocking facts. While new cases have added to and set precedence regarding […]