The role of medical students in student activism: decolonising the medical curriculum
Institutions must work with students to bring about positive changes to the medical curriculum, say Abigail Clynch, Jayden Gittens, and Portia Amoako-Tawiah […]
Search Results for: long covid
We can and should learn from other countries taking steps to protect their doctors
The global pandemic has placed a massive strain on healthcare provision across the planet. As it progressed in the UK, resource shortages soon emerged, including lack of personal protective equipment […]
Charlotte Squires: next steps for the shielded doctor
Several months ago, I wrote about suddenly finding myself on the back benches of the national effort, as a shielding acute NHS worker. The response was heartening, both from other […]
Climate change and healthcare: we must set the example by facing our gray rhinos
“Gray Rhinos?” readers may wonder. “I thought they only write about human beings in the The BMJ.” We can explain. In 1697, a group of Dutch explorers led by William […]
Jennifer Darlow: Parking our NHS heroes
With NHS staff looking set to lose free parking, Jennifer Darlow argues that the reintroduction of charges signifies how healthcare workers are valued by the government […]
Urgent action is needed to reduce widening inequalities in childhood obesity
A recent Public Health England (PHE) report on childhood obesity trends in England up to the 2018-2019 academic year makes for uncomfortable reading. [1] The report draws on data from […]
Unimaginable loss during unprecedented times—reflections of a bereavement midwife
Staff caring for bereaved parents have had to adapt quickly so they can continue to support people during one of the most difficult times of their lives, writes Sarah Cullen […]
David McCoy: Restoring trust and confidence in experts and science is an urgent priority
The word trust has received a considerable airing in the UK over the past few months with covid-19. Much of this relates to the erosion of public trust in the […]
Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews—3 July 2020
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals. […]
Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra: The need to unpack vulnerability in a pandemic
As the covid-19 pandemic continues to progress across the world, the concept of vulnerability echoes throughout various social and political discourses. For example, it became clear early on, that older […]