The TB community in 2021—tired, frustrated, but hopeful
The TB community continues to tackle one of the world’s oldest epidemics while struggling with the newest one, writes Catherine Berry […]
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Clara Munro: The NHS Staff survey raises concerns, but does it tell us the whole story?
Recently NHS England and NHS improvement published the results of the NHS staff survey 2020. This collated responses from employees over an eight week period in the autumn of 2020. […]
Will Warburton: Translating praise for the NHS into practical support for recovery
The NHS looks set to emerge from the covid-19 pandemic with its status enhanced. The public have “clapped for carers,” displayed NHS rainbows in their windows, and every adult will […]
BMA uncovers unique pressures facing female healthcare workers during the pandemic
While an increase in levels of burnout and emotional distress is to be expected for all doctors, the disparity between the sexes is marked and growing, says Helena McKeown […]
Heidi Edmundson: As we recover from the pandemic let’s not forget to encourage staff to take a break
Even before the covid-19 pandemic hit it had become impossible to ignore the huge cost of burnout to both the NHS and its staff. As a result of the pandemic, […]
One year on since lockdown began—our lives have changed but what lessons have we learned?
This time last year we headed into our first lockdown. No one could have foreseen the journey ahead of us. The effects of covid-19 have touched every aspect of our […]
An open plea for dignity and respect in science
Only by listening to and debating honest opposing views, can we hope to overcome the fear and anger that surrounds us, say these authors […]
The ethics of consent within social media research and AI: Exploitation of vulnerable?
The UK’s House of Lords covid-19 committee is looking into how the rapidly increasing reliance on digital technology—accelerated by the pandemic—may have a long-term impact on our social and economic […]
Psychological PPE: do we need to start fit testing earlier in medical training?
As we exit another covid-19 peak and start to ease out of a third UK lockdown, concerns are being raised about the resilience of the medical workforce and ability of […]
Institutional inoculation: protecting society from pandemics and politicians
Two million covid-19 deaths have brought the violence of unequal societies squarely into public discussion—“social murder” as Kamran Abbasi has argued in The BMJ.1 What recourse do we have, he […]