I am a geriatrician, which means I spend my days with older people — usually polite, usually grateful — and a surprising amount of my work involves taking things away: the medications and interventions that no longer benefit the patient. It is good, fulfilling work. I would like to think my patients are fond of […]
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Where influence ends: A lesson for Clinical Leaders. By Paul Molyneux
Recently, I was discussing the Stoic dichotomy of control with a group of senior clinical leaders. Of several concepts we explored, this one seemed to create the most tension, as if I had unintentionally challenged a deeply held belief about what it means to lead. This surprised me. The Stoic argument that there are some […]
Eat last, count least – Five shifts to make maternal nutrition a question of justice in Asia and the Pacific. By Vani Sethi and Aashima Garg
Whether a woman is nourished before, during and after pregnancy is not a medical question. It is a question of whether her right to nutrition is honoured or set aside. Asia and the Pacific is where that question will be answered for most of the world’s women. More than a billion women of reproductive age […]
Advocacy without borders: why medicine needs a global approach to social media ethics. By Amy Perkins
Early-career clinicians are entering medicine at a time when social media is not an optional extra, but a core part of how information is shared, consumed and trusted. While some senior colleagues may still view social media as a recreational space, younger professionals are more likely to recognise its role in education and public health […]
The Health Bill mends one link in the complaints chain and weakens another. By Vsevolod Shabad
A patient’s complaint could change something only if four things hold together: it is easy to raise, it is handled properly rather than lost, the body that receives it has a reason to act on it rather than bury it, and someone independent can check that it did. The Dash Review of patient safety, published […]
Beyond Compassion: Why Healthcare Leaders Need Epistemic Humility. By Maiedha Raza
Healthcare leadership has a paradox at its heart. We select, promote and celebrate leaders for their certainty, the confident diagnosis, the decisive plan, the unwavering strategic vision, yet we ask them to operate in environments of irreducible complexity. We reward knowing in a job that consists largely of ‘not knowing.’ Over the last decade, compassionate […]
The Impact of Nutrition Misinformation on Student Dietitians during Clinical Training. By Sophie Turigel and Alex Ruani
Nutrition misinformation has become an increasingly visible feature of modern life. From viral posts on Instagram and TikTok to the rise of overly restrictive diet trends and the growing use of AI chatbots for health advice, individuals are constantly exposed to conflicting messages about food, supplements, and health. While much of the conversation rightly discusses […]
Developing people and purpose in practice: In conversation with Dr Jonty Heaversedge, CHI Leadership Council
Interviewed by Mr Glass George Frederick Jr, Lead of CHI FLYING, Senior Nurse Researcher, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore Dr Jonty Heaversedge is Clinical Director and Chief Clinical Informatics Officer in the Population Health Office at the National Healthcare Group (NHG), Director of the Health and Social Change Academy and Co-Director of the Healthcare Empowered […]
Audit, registry and outcomes data: At the heart of strategic commissioning. By Iain Smith
Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) play a crucial leadership role in the English NHS. They are responsible for managing health systems across large geographical footprints and ensuring services are planned and delivered to meet local population needs.1 The UK government’s new NHS modernisation bill confirms strategic commissioning – the process of planning, purchasing and monitoring services […]
Courageous curiosity in a changing world: In conversation with Ms Stella Ward
Interviewed by Ms Tan Xuet Ying, member of CHI FLYING; Principal Speech Therapist, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore. Stella Ward is the Chief Executive, Digital Health Association (DHA). She was formerly the Chief Executive of Streamliners, co-owned by The Joined Up Systems Trust and Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand. A speech language therapist turned […]